The lack of access to mortgage financing can keep communities and families from building wealth, a new report shows.

A growing number of urban hospitals are reclassifying themselves as both urban and rural to reap financial benefits Congress ...

This divide continues to be relevant in our own fractured and fractious age. The red state/blue state divide is the most obvious manifestation of this in 2025—but so is the rural/urban divide, first ...

While location isn’t the only factor influencing wages, understanding the causes of the divide can help workers in lower-paying areas find ways to boost their income. While 2025 income data hasn’t ...

As evidenced in my last installment of “Ruminations from Rabat,” traveling has been a main priority of mine this semester. I have been particularly committed to traveling within Morocco and ...

Rural Americans – particularly men – are expected to live significantly shorter, less healthy lives than their urban counterparts, according to our research, recently published in the Journal of Rural ...

Across the nation, we can expect a scramble among mayors and county executives. They are tasked with responding to the ...

The rapid growth of urban hospitals claiming “administratively rural” status within Medicare is yet another example of how well-intentioned policies unintentionally create loopholes for private ...

Stool-based DNA testing can help bridge CRC screening gaps between rural and urban populations by providing timely follow-up. A study finds rural and nonrural patients have similar follow-up times ...

The town of Borbón in northern Ecuador is home to several government and religious offices and a regional hospital. Nonetheless, Ecuador classifies Borbón as rural. That designation implies that ...