Neighborhood Nexus

What Neighborhood Nexus does

Neighborhood Nexus is a nonprofit regional information system founded in 2009 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that provides community data, analytical tools, and domain expertise to support data-informed decision-making across Georgia's social sector. Its core offering is DataNexus, a free web-based platform that aggregates thousands of demographic, education, health, and economic indicators from dozens of state and national sources and makes them available for self-service visualization, mapping, analysis, and export across geographies including census tracts, zip codes, cities, counties, and legislative districts. The platform is supplemented by interactive issue-specific dashboards (maternal health, racial equity, workforce, housing, education), local profile pages for cities/counties/legislative districts, and the 33°n blog hosted in partnership with the Atlanta Regional Commission.

The underlying technology stack is a data-aggregation and visualization platform rather than an AI system; differentiation rests on curated data harmonization, geographic granularity (400 variables mapped to City of Atlanta neighborhoods, NPUs, and City Council districts), and multidisciplinary interpretation by a small team spanning data science, geography, social work, nonprofit management, journalism, and design. Neighborhood Nexus is affiliated with the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) and holds co-development partnerships with the Atlanta Regional Commission, United Way of Greater Atlanta, Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia, Annie E. Casey Foundation (KIDS COUNT), and Georgia Family Connection Partnership.

The business model is a hybrid of freemium public access and professional services. The flagship DataNexus platform, interactive maps, and most dashboards are provided free of charge in furtherance of the organization's mission. Revenue-generating activity flows through custom project services — tailored dashboards, data stories, and analytic engagements commissioned by government agencies, foundations, and nonprofits — supplemented by donations processed through the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and partner-supported work. Pricing for custom services is not publicly disclosed and is presumed to be quote-based. The organization operates with 1–10 employees out of office space provided by Mercy Care in Atlanta.

Name

Neighborhood Nexus

Legal name

Neighborhood Nexus

Website

https://neighborhoodnexus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Neighborhood Nexus is an Atlanta-based nonprofit regional information system that provides free community data, interactive dashboards, and custom analytic services to Georgia's nonprofits, government agencies, foundations, and researchers to support data-informed decision-making.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Data Analytics

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Neighborhood Communities (BPAMABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Local & Neighborhood Community Platforms (MPACAJAI)

Keywords

• Community data platform
• Data visualization tools
• Demographic indicators
• Social sector analytics
• Community intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Free Public Data Access: The organization provides hundreds of community indicators freely available to the public, supporting its mission to build a culture of data-informed decision-making among Georgia's social sector.
2. Custom Project Services: Engagement with the team on custom projects including tailored tools, data stories, and dashboards for specific organizational needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Neighborhood Nexus operates a regional community intelligence system that aggregates hundreds of community indicators from dozens of state and national sources into the DataNexus platform, providing free public access to interactive maps, dashboards, community profiles, and real-time insights covering demographic, education, health, and economic data for Georgia and Metro Atlanta. The organization also delivers custom project services, producing tailored dashboards, tools, and data stories for nonprofit, government, and social-sector clients.

Product overview

Neighborhood Nexus is a regional information system providing data, tools, and expertise as a catalyst for data-informed decision-making among Georgia's social sector. The platform operates as a unified portfolio of interconnected products centered on its core DataNexus platform, which provides comprehensive access to thousands of community indicators. Users can explore data through interactive Maps & Data tools, browse pre-built Dashboards covering specific topics (maternal health, racial equity, workforce, housing, education), access Profiles and fact sheets for cities, counties, and legislative districts, and stay informed through Real-Time Insights and the 33°n blog. The platform also offers specialized tools like the Find Your District lookup and City of Atlanta Dashboard with 400 variables mapped to neighborhoods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 33°n blog: Deep dives into regional and statewide issues and trends through articles and dashboards.
• DataNexus
• Real-Time Insights
• Dashboards

Products and services

• DataNexus A web-based data platform that enables users to find, visualize, analyze, and download thousands of demographic, education, health, and economic community indicators from state and national sources; covers statewide census tracts, ZIP codes, cities, counties, and legislative districts. Free to use.
• Maps & Data Interactive mapping tool enabling users to visualize, analyze, and export hundreds of community indicators for free, with geographic exploration of demographic and socioeconomic data for Metro Atlanta and Georgia.
• Community Profiles & Fact Sheets Local information and fact sheets for cities, counties, and legislative districts including City of Atlanta, Georgia Cities, Georgia Counties, State House Districts, State Senate Districts, and Super Districts.
• Dashboards Issue- and region-specific interactive dashboards covering maternal health, racial equity, workforce opportunity, nursing workforce, housing, education, and economic mobility for Metro Atlanta and Georgia.
• Real-Time Insights News and analysis platform publishing articles on critical and emerging community issues including equity, housing, workforce, education, health, criminal justice, and policy topics relevant to Georgia communities.
• Custom Project Services Custom data and analytics services in which the Neighborhood Nexus team builds tailored dashboards, data tools, and data stories for nonprofit, government, and social-sector clients with specific analytical needs.
• City of Atlanta Dashboard Data visualization suite featuring 400 variables mapped to City of Atlanta neighborhoods, Neighborhood Statistical Areas (NSAs), neighborhood planning units (NPUs), and City Council districts, including code enforcement, 911 calls, and housing conditions.
• Super Districts Profiles Fact sheets and profiles for Super Districts across metro Atlanta counties derived from American Community Survey 5-year estimates, allowing review and download of district-specific data.
• Find Your District District lookup tool that lets users identify their County, City, State Senate, State House, Super District, and Atlanta neighborhood by typing in a street address.
• Maternal & Child Health Data Hub Dashboard created for Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia that consolidates critical maternal health data and information in one place to inform maternal health decisions in Georgia.
• Metro Atlanta Racial Equity Atlas Interactive atlas inspiring and informing action to advance equity, providing lived experience contextualized by regional data to explore systemic racism in Metro Atlanta.
• CareerRise Workforce Occupational Opportunity Dashboard Dashboard analyzing Metro Atlanta's labor market to inform decision-making around program development, education and training opportunities, and hiring practices.
• 21-County Metro Atlanta Dashboard Dashboard presenting population, employment, housing, education, health, crime, and income indicators for the 21-county Atlanta region.
• Child Well-Being Index Dashboard Dashboard displaying United Way of Greater Atlanta's Child Well-Being Index comprising 14 measures that guide strategic programming and investments toward more equitable outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of community indicators freely available from dozens of sources
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Atlanta Regional CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ARC is a key strategic partner providing regional data, research collaboration, and co-development of tools including Metro Atlanta Speaks surveys, population forecasts, and regional analytics dashboards. The 33n blog is hosted by ARC.
• United Way of Greater AtlantacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership on the Child Well-Being Index dashboard and ALICE report data. United Way provides funding and programmatic focus areas while Neighborhood Nexus provides data infrastructure.
• Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of GeorgiamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Hosting the Maternal & Child Health Data Hub dashboard, which puts critical data and information in one place to inform maternal health decisions in Georgia.
• Annie E. Casey FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKIDS COUNT data partner providing child and family well-being data for Georgia through the annual Data Book and Changing the Odds reports.
• Georgia Family Connection PartnershipmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on KIDS COUNT data and Georgia Civic Health Index reports, providing state-level data on child well-being and civic engagement.
• Georgia Partnership for Excellence in EducationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership featuring Top 10 Issues to Watch education policy reports and related data analysis for Georgia.
• National Community Reinvestment CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCRC research on gentrification and community reinvestment featured in Real-Time Insights.
• Urban InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban Institute research on nonprofits, housing affordability, and economic issues featured through Real-Time Insights.
• Brookings InstitutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrookings research on affordability and economic policy featured in Real-Time Insights.
• National Neighborhood Indicators PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeighborhood Nexus is part of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP), a collaborative effort to ensure all communities have the capacity to track and use data to advance equity and opportunity.
• Mercy CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost organization providing physical office space at 424 Decatur St. SE, Atlanta, GA 30312.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Headcount: Civic data and community information organization focused on engaging residents around local government data. Comparable audience of nonprofits and civic leaders, though focused more on participation and advocacy than Neighborhood Nexus's indicators-and-dashboards orientation.
• Census Reporter: Free, open-source platform making U.S. Census data accessible through maps and visualizations. Comparable product category as a free public-access community data resource, operating at national rather than regional scale.
• Opportunity Insights: Harvard-based research initiative producing economic mobility and opportunity data, including the Opportunity Atlas. Their work is regularly featured in Neighborhood Nexus's Real-Time Insights, making them a partner-output source and partial peer in the community data space.

Others

• Atlanta Regional Commission: Regional planning agency and Neighborhood Nexus's core strategic partner. Comparable as a producer of regional community data and analytics, though operating as a government body rather than a nonprofit platform; functions as both a peer producer and a partner/distributor.

Broad incumbents

• Urban Institute: Major national research organization producing data and analysis on housing, economic mobility, and community development. Comparable as both a partner (Neighborhood Nexus features Urban Institute research) and a broader incumbent producing overlapping community-level research at national scale.

Direct peers

• Healthy Communities Institute: Provides community health and quality-of-life indicator platforms for hospitals, health systems, and local governments. Comparable as a curated community indicators platform with dashboards serving government and nonprofit users.
• Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance: Baltimore-based NNIP member organization that maintains Vital Signs, a community indicators platform tracking quality of life across Baltimore neighborhoods. Closely comparable mission, structure, and product set to Neighborhood Nexus.
• DataHaven: New Haven-based community data nonprofit that aggregates hundreds of indicators on well-being, equity, and quality of life for Connecticut and produces a Community Wellbeing Index. Directly comparable as an NNIP-style regional information system offering free public data, custom analyses, and community profiles.
• PolicyMap: Commercial data platform offering interactive maps and indicators on demographics, housing, health, and economics. Directly comparable product offering, though monetized via paid subscriptions rather than freemium.
• Social Explorer: Subscription-based data visualization and mapping platform built around U.S. Census and ACS data, providing demographic and socioeconomic indicators across geographies. Comparable functionality to DataNexus in a commercial packaging.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NHNexus
• Facebookfacebook.com/NeighborhoodNexusATL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2425420

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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