Platform Integrity & Mathematics

Our Authoritative Sources

Review the primary government agencies, bureaus, and foundational economic datasets we utilize to maintain metric integrity.

About Us Methodology Sources

Foundational Economic Benchmarks

To ensure absolute accuracy, we do not rely on user-submitted, unvetted estimates. Instead, our platform queries and normalizes public data publications issued by primary federal, state, and local agencies.

HUD

HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR)

Primary rental data profiles are normalized utilizing HUD's annual Fair Market Rents and 50th Percentile Rent tables, providing precise metrics for geographical metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).

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BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Typical occupational salaries and regional employment weights are extracted directly from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) annual releases and local Consumer Price Indexes (CPI).

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USC

U.S. Census Bureau ACS

Demographic parameters, municipal population counts, local travel times, and average utilities coefficients are cross-referenced using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates.

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TAX

Tax Foundation & Local Tax Codes

State-level property assessments, standard municipal sales tax rates, and individual state income tax structures are cross-referenced annually from local fiscal statutes and Tax Foundation tables.

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