Data Sources

43+ authoritative
government sources.

Every score is built on verifiable data from federal agencies, municipal governments, and established commercial providers. No proprietary panels. No black boxes.

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Federal
4
Municipal
11
Commercial
2
Crowdsourced

Business directory and reviews

CommercialContinuousnational

Business density, ratings, review counts, categories, and operational status.

Open business place data

CrowdsourcedMonthlynational

Open business place data with category classifications and geocoded locations.

Consumer review platform

CommercialContinuousnational

Business reviews, ratings, price levels, and transaction types.

Business status tracking

CommercialContinuousnational

Business status tracking (open, closed, temporarily closed) for churn analysis.

Longitudinal POI tracking

CommercialMonthlymetro

Proprietary longitudinal POI tracking with rating deltas and status changes.

Municipal business licenses

MunicipalMonthlycity-specific

New business license applications and renewals indicating commercial formation and activity.

Postal migration data

FederalQuarterlynational

Migration flows measured by permanent address changes filed with postal services.

Federal vacancy data

FederalQuarterlynational

Residential and commercial vacancy rates derived from mail delivery data.

Address registration data

FederalQuarterlynational

New residential address registrations indicating housing construction absorption.

Municipal residential permits

MunicipalMonthlycity-specific

Residential building permit filings indicating future housing supply.

Demographics

5 SOURCES

Census demographic surveys

FederalAnnuallynational

Income, population density, age distribution, education levels at block group level.

Federal commute and workforce data

FederalAnnuallynational

Employer-household dynamics for commute patterns and daytime population.

Educational attainment statistics

FederalAnnuallynational

Educational attainment levels by census tract for workforce quality assessment.

Federal population estimates

FederalAnnuallynational

Annual population estimates for density calculations.

Household composition data

FederalAnnuallynational

Household size, type, and composition data for consumer profiling.

Federal employment statistics

FederalQuarterlynational

Employment and wage data by county from quarterly federal surveys.

Regional economic output data

FederalAnnuallynational

Regional GDP data by metro area for economic productivity measurement.

Federal banking deposit data

FederalAnnuallynational

Bank branch deposit data indicating local capital accumulation and banking activity.

Small business lending data

FederalQuarterlynational

Small business lending volume and approval rates by county.

Employment growth projections

FederalAnnuallynational

Employment growth projections by industry and occupation.

Municipal building permits

MunicipalMonthlycity-specific

Building permit filings with type, value, and status from city open data portals.

Satellite construction imagery

FederalMonthlynational

Multispectral satellite imagery for construction detection and land cover change analysis.

Federal opportunity zone designations

FederalStaticnational

Qualified Opportunity Zone census tract designations attracting investment capital.

National building permits survey

FederalMonthlynational

National building permit survey data for areas not covered by municipal sources.

Proprietary construction index

CommercialMonthlymetro

Proprietary construction activity index combining permit, satellite, and POI data.

Public transit feed data

CrowdsourcedQuarterlynational

Transit stop locations and service frequency from public transit feeds and open maps.

Walkability scoring

CommercialContinuousnational

Walkability, transit, and bike scores measuring pedestrian accessibility.

Real-time traffic telemetry

CommercialContinuousnational

Real-time and historical traffic flow data including speed and congestion levels.

Federal broadband coverage data

FederalAnnuallynational

Broadband internet availability and speed data at census block level.

EV charging infrastructure data

FederalMonthlynational

EV charging station locations, types, and network information.

Mobile infrastructure data

FederalQuarterlynational

Cell tower locations and 5G deployment density for mobile infrastructure readiness.

Federal crime statistics

FederalAnnuallynational

Crime statistics by type (violent, property) at city and county level.

Federal flood risk assessments

FederalAnnuallynational

Flood zone maps and risk classifications for property risk assessment.

Environmental quality indices

FederalAnnuallynational

Environmental justice screening with air quality and hazard proximity indicators.

Natural disaster risk index

FederalAnnuallynational

Composite risk score for 18 natural hazard types including earthquakes, hurricanes, and wildfires at the census tract level.

Air quality monitoring data

FederalContinuousnational

Real-time and historical Air Quality Index (AQI) data from monitoring stations nationwide.

Municipal complaint data

MunicipalDailycity-specific

Neighborhood complaint density covering noise, sanitation, infrastructure, and quality-of-life issues from municipal 311 systems.

Job market aggregator

CommercialContinuousnational

Job posting aggregation with salary, category, and company data.

Event intelligence platform

CommercialContinuousnational

Event intelligence with attendance estimates for foot traffic prediction.

School quality ratings

CommercialAnnuallynational

School quality ratings and profiles for K-12 education assessment.

Federal food access data

FederalAnnuallynational

Food desert and low-access area designations for neighborhood desirability.

Local unemployment statistics

FederalMonthlynational

Local area unemployment statistics for consumer health assessment.

Consumer search intent data

CommercialWeeklynational

Search interest data by metro area for real-time consumer demand and intent signals.

We continuously evaluate and add new data sources. The scoring model is calibrated against ground-truth CRE outcomes — 1.18M building permits, 12.9M axiom events across 70+ categories, and 22 metros of verified municipal data.

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