Public data, plainly sourced
Every place signal names its source. Links go to the underlying public agency or data provider so you can check the original information.
Methods & editorial standards
Trust comes from showing how a number got here.
Settle Clarity is a decision-support tool, not a recommendation engine. We label source, geography, data vintage, and what a number cannot tell you.
Freshness by design
Slow releases are cached to a normalized place snapshot. Weather, address lookup, nearby services, and route time only refresh when a person asks.
Constraints before scores
Your non-negotiables surface before weighted trade-offs. No single score decides a move, and protected traits are never used to filter or rank locations.
Source catalog
What we use and when it changes.
Data coverage, availability, and methodology can change. Always verify original sources and exact-address details before you sign a lease or purchase a home.
Census ACSZIP Code Tabulation Area population, housing, and work estimatesCached and dated by release vintage↗HUD Fair Market RentsBedroom-specific rent benchmark when a HUD token is configuredImported on source release↗National Weather ServiceForecast and alert context for a requested locationLive, user-triggered↗Census GeocoderAddress-to-geography lookupLive, user-triggered↗OpenStreetMap + OSRMNearby basic services and estimated driving routesLive, user-triggered↗NCES EDGEDistrict-boundary and staffing contextCached when returned↗OpenFEMACounty disaster-declaration historyCached by source response↗NOAA NCEINearest-station historical climate context when enabledCached by source release↗
Scope and uncertainty
A ZIP is not a neighborhood, and a forecast is not a climate record.
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census statistical geographies. They can be useful for context but they do not represent every address, building, listing, school assignment, flood zone, or commute. Settle Clarity makes that distinction visible and asks users to verify the exact place.
Editorial and commercial integrity
People first, always.
We will not create automated city pages or daily posts merely to capture search traffic. If Settle Clarity introduces advertising, affiliate relationships, or sponsorships, they will be clearly labeled and will never influence a fit view, constraint result, or factual presentation.
Put it to work
Use the data to ask better questions.
Search a city, ZIP, or address to start a transparent place brief, then compare the trade-offs that matter to your household.