Best resources to pick your market (local and long distance)?

[Natalie K.]

Newbie investor from Chicago looking to BRRR a single-family/multi-family home. It seems there are so many boxes to check to ensure the market I choose to invest in will provide the most appreciation long term: low crime rate, employment growth, acceptable median income, attractive surrounding cities, etc.. Does anyone have a recommendation on how to choose the best market without getting overwhelmed by the laundry list of market criteria?

For reference, I was using the following sites to retrieve the data: 

https://www.deptofnumbers.com/... 

http://www.city-data.com/