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Fast Forward Incorporated, based in Portland, Oregon, is a privately held company that provides consumers with detailed information about cities across the United States. The firm operates the BestPlaces.net website, which allows users to enter city names or ZIP codes to find home, climate, crime rate, cost of living, school, transportation, and other location-based information. The website is an extension of the Places, U.S.A. software, developed in 1985 by Bert Sperling. Fast Forward collects and analyzes data. It also pulls information from the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Freddie Mac, the American Medical Association, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the National Association of Home Builders, the National Association of Realtors, and other sources. The BestPlaces.net resource includes cost-of-living calculator, salary calculator, and other tools. It provides users with information on 85,000 schools across the United States. Fast Forward's website also includes real estate listings.
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