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• How current is your crime data?

  NeighborhoodScout's crime data are always the most recent 'Final, ...

• How do you define a neighborhood?

  NeighborhoodScout® uses the official government designation for neighborhood...

• How does NeighborhoodScout determine the population of a neighborhood?

  NeighborhoodScout uses a population figure based on the 2020 Census because ...

• How does NeighborhoodScout determine the population of neighborhoods?

  NeighborhoodScout uses a population figure based on the 2020 Census because ...

• What is the Blue Chip Index?

  Scout Vision’s® exclusive Blue Chip Index rates a neighborhood’s past perfor...

• Does NeighborhoodScout provide regional data?

  We provide a Regional Investment Index in the Trends & Forecasts section...

• Does NeighborhoodScout provide crime trends?

  Yes!  The crime trend graph plots past, present and future crime risk tr...

• How do you calculate Access to High Paying Jobs?

  The Scout Vision® Jobs Score Index rates neighborhoods on a 1-5 scale accord...

• What is the Price Advantage Score?

  Price Advantage Scout Vision’s® exclusive Price Advantage Score compares ho...

• What is ScoutVision®?

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