Scout Vision’s^® exclusive Blue Chip Index rates a neighborhood’s past performance and current fundamentals on a 1 -5 scale. Past performance takes into account observed home value appreciation since 2000 and current fundamentals include key ingredients that NeighborhoodScout’s analyses have found to ensure properties hold value in a downturn.

• 1 - Very Low (Ranked in the bottom 10% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
• 2 - Low (Ranked in the bottom 35% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
• 3 - Moderate (Ranked in the middle 30% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
• 4 - High (Ranked in the top 35% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).
• 5 - Blue Chip (Ranked in the top 10% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security).