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Crime

Overall Crime

A grade on a 4.0 scale for the overall crime combining property and violent crime in the ZipCode

Violent Crime
A grade on a 4.0 scale for the violent crime in the Zip Code. Violent crime statistics tend to be more reliable from jurisdiction to jurisdiction as property crimes have more variation in prosecution practices.
Property Crime
A grade on a 4.0 scale for the property crime in the Zip Code. Property crime grades can be useful when comparing Zip Codes in similar jurisdictions but can be unreliable for large-scale comparisons because of differential practices in prosecution between jurisdictions.
Offenders/1k
How many registered sex offenders are living in the census tract per 1000 people

Politics

% Voted Republican (President)

Percentage of cast votes in favor of the Republican nominee

% Voted Democrat (President)
Percentage of cast votes in favor of the Democratic nominee
% Voted Republican (Senate)
Percentage of cast votes in favor of the Republican nominee for Senate
% Voted Democrat (Senate)
Percentage of cast votes in favor of the Democratic nominee for Senate

Financial Demographics

Neighbors' cost of mortgage

Median monthly owner costs for owners with a mortgage in the tract. Important to note that this is what your neighbors pay, not you.

Income
Median household income in the tract
Income to Mortgage Ratio
Monthly income divided by monthly mortgage costs for homeowners in the tract

Proximity

Primary Proximity

How many minutes driving from the center of the tract to the Primary Proximity point indicated

General Proximity
A weighted average of the driving distance from the center point of the tract to all the indicated Proximity Points
Secondary Proximity
How many minutes driving from the center of the tract to the Secondary Proximity point indicated

Family Demographics

Percent Children

Percentage of the population under age 6 in the tract

Percent Kids
Percentage of the population ages 6 to 17 in the tract
Percent Minors

Percentage of the population under age 18 in the tract

Percent Coupled Households
Percentage of the households in the tract with a couple, with or without children, married or not
Percent House

Percentage of structures that are single unit detached houses in the tract

Working Women per Household

Average number of working women per household in the tract

Working Men per Household

Average number of working men per household in the tract

Median Duration of Current Marriage

Median duration of current marriages in the tract

General Demographics

Tenure

Average tenure for residents in the tract

Average Commute Time
Average commute time in minutes for workers in the tract
Average Renter Tenure
Average tenure of renters in the tract in years
Average Owner Tenure
Average tenure of homeowners in the tract in years
Average Overall Tenure

Average overall tenure in the tract

Educational Attainment

Level of educational attainment in the tract

Median Age

Median age of the population in the tract

School

School Rank

Public School District percentile rank in the state based solely on test scores. Important indicator of community investment and area stability, even when schools may not be directly relevant to you.

School Points*
Location pins and rankings for all the schools in the vicinity (elementary, middle, high, charter and private). *This is technically not a factor but a feature as it does not affect scores but is visible on the map.

Geographic Factors

Acres per Household

This is a good indication of population density.

Religion

Overall Religiosity

Percentage of population adherent to any religion or denomination

Specific Religiosity*
Adherence rates for any specific religion, denomination, creed, etc. over 1000 options are available.
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