And also it is important to have good access to healthcare for our aging boomer population that are giving renting an option as they relocate to the area I am in.Regarding resources, I would focus on the following:1. 

It lists all the cities over 10k in population located within the South region as defined by the Census Bureau and their respective rent to price ratios.

Conduct Market research: population increase (+20% over 20 years), Median Household Income (+30% over 20 years), median household/condo value ( around 40% over 20 years), crime rates trending downward but not higher than 550, and lastly - Job growth in the past 12 months.

I hope the areas I chose as well as the growing population/jobs/and affordability are in my favor.  

The Indiana Business Journal recently ran an article that projected the 5 surrounding counties around Marion county (Indianapolis) have a projected population growth of 30% to 40% over the next 30 years.

@Jordan P Applegate Population growth, new industries/businesses moving in, average age of population getting younger, crime rates going down, school ratings getting better, etc.

Trains still remain the least expensive transit route and with population increasing, it is unlikely the traffic will reduce in the future.

Earlier in the year, I started compiling data on other markets-> landlord friendly, population increase, economy expanding and diversified etc.

Some of the metrics that I find valuable to understand are:- Population Total- Population Age- Home Values- Household Incomes- Rental Vacancy Rate- Homeowner Vacancy Rate- Poverty Rate- Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)- Number of Housing Unit- Rent to Income Ratio- Rent to Price Ratio- Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentage- Property Tax Rate- Median Age of Buildings- Number of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)- Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms- Unemployment Rate- Employment Sectors Percentages- Number of Building Permits Issued- Foreclosure Rate- School Ratings- Crime StatisticsWhen you consider all the variables listed above you will be better able to judge a locations tenant quality.Also take into consideration the direction in which each of these market indicators are trending.

Important information about the location I live in is that it’s rural, population of around 15,000 and we have several popular lakes around us that people flock to in the summers.