Flood Risk & Housing Markets
Linking property sales, flood maps, and risk information to study housing markets in Cook County.
PUBLIC POLICY · DATA · RESEARCH
I’m Alea Wilbur-Mujtaba, a public-policy researcher working on public finance, property taxation, and flood risk. I build reproducible datasets and analytical tools that turn government and spatial records into research people can use.
PhD, Public Administration · University of Illinois Chicago

Researcher. Data builder. Curious by default.
From individual properties to state budgets: a few ways I connect data, methods, and policy questions.
Property taxation, local government revenue, and Illinois state finances.
Connecting places and records to study flood-risk information and housing markets.
Documented R workflows, automated reports, and public research websites.
My work spans collaborative policy research, independent data products, and teaching. Read about my background.