Home › Trust › Sources

ValiFit Data Sources

Every score on ValiFit traces back to one of these sources. Click any to see ValiFit's glossary explainer + official agency URL.

Primary Sources (with explainers)

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · refreshed annual

The FBI's annual crime statistics program, with data on violent crime, property crime, and police staffing voluntarily reported by 18,000+ U.S. law enforcement agencies.

ValiFit usage: Safety ROI composite · Town safety percentile rankings · Property page safety methodology citations

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (NCES F-33)

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · refreshed annual

Annual federal survey of revenues and expenditures for every K-12 school district in the United States, including per-pupil spending.

ValiFit usage: Education ROI composite · School page district per-pupil display · Composite methodology citations

EdFacts Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (EdFacts ACGR)

U.S. Department of Education · refreshed annual

The federally-mandated 4-year graduation rate calculated for every U.S. public high school using a tracked student cohort.

ValiFit usage: Education ROI composite · School page graduation rate display · District-level Education percentile rankings

Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC)

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights · refreshed biennial

Biennial federal survey of every K-12 public school covering discipline, civil rights, safety incidents, and demographic equity metrics.

ValiFit usage: School page discipline display · Property page school safety warnings · District-level firearm/homicide indicators

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) · refreshed monthly

The federal flood insurance program covering 5+ million U.S. properties, with redacted claims data showing actual flood-damage payouts by zip code and zone.

ValiFit usage: Environment composite · Property page flood risk display · FHA flood insurance requirement detection

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (FEMA Flood Zones)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) · refreshed continuous

FEMA's official mapped flood hazard areas — Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) where FHA loans require flood insurance.

ValiFit usage: Property page flood zone display · Affordability monthly carry calc (NFIP premium added when SFHA)

Health Professional Shortage Area (HRSA HPSA)

Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) · refreshed monthly

Federal designations of geographic areas with insufficient primary care, dental, or mental health professionals.

ValiFit usage: Health composite · Town health infrastructure display · Healthcare access indicator on property pages

FHA Maximum Loan Limits (FHA Limits)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) · refreshed annual

The maximum FHA-insured loan amount per county, ranging from $524,225 (national floor) to $1,249,125 (high-cost ceiling).

ValiFit usage: Per-county affordability calculations · Listing FHA-eligibility tagging · Multi-loan reach analysis

TIGER/Line School District Boundaries (TIGER School Districts)

U.S. Census Bureau + NCES · refreshed annual

Federally-published GIS boundaries for every elementary, secondary, and unified school district in the United States.

ValiFit usage: District-level Education ROI scoring · Property → school catchment lookup · School page district mapping

HIFLD Hospital Inventory (HHS HIFLD)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data) · refreshed monthly

Federal inventory of every U.S. hospital with location, bed count, trauma level, ownership, and helipad availability.

ValiFit usage: Health composite (hospital coverage) · Property page nearest-hospital display · /hospitals/[id] entity pages · Trauma center proximity for emergency-care scoring

CMS Hospital Quality Compare (CMS Star Rating)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) · refreshed quarterly

CMS's overall 1–5 star rating for U.S. hospitals based on mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, and timely care measures.

ValiFit usage: /hospitals/[id] entity page quality display · Hospital JSON-LD aggregateRating · Property page nearest-hospital quality flag

HIFLD Fire Stations Inventory (HIFLD Fire)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data) · refreshed quarterly

Federal inventory of every U.S. fire station with location and identifier — the authoritative source for emergency service coverage analysis.

ValiFit usage: Safety Infrastructure composite (fire coverage) · Property page fire-station proximity · /fire-stations/[id] entity pages

HIFLD EMS Stations Inventory (HIFLD EMS)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data) · refreshed quarterly

Federal inventory of every U.S. EMS / ambulance service station — the authoritative source for emergency-medical coverage analysis.

ValiFit usage: Health Infrastructure composite (EMS coverage) · Property page nearest-EMS proximity · /ems-stations/[id] entity pages

NFPA 1710 — Career Fire Department Response Standard (NFPA 1710)

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) · refreshed as-revised

The federally-referenced fire-response time standard: 4-minute first-due engine arrival, 8-minute full first alarm, 90% of incidents.

ValiFit usage: Safety Infrastructure composite scoring threshold · Property page fire response-time interpretation · Methodology citations on /fire-stations/[id]

Overture Maps Foundation Places (Overture Places)

Overture Maps Foundation (industry consortium hosted by The Linux Foundation) · refreshed quarterly

Open dataset of 16+ million U.S. points-of-interest — restaurants, parks, gyms, libraries, pharmacies — built by Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, TomTom, Esri.

ValiFit usage: Livability composite (walkability, POI density) · Property page nearby amenities · /places/[id] entity pages · Town entity drill-downs

NFPA 1720 — Volunteer Fire/EMS Response Standard (NFPA 1720)

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) · refreshed as-revised

EMS response-time standard: urban 9 minutes, suburban 10 minutes, rural 14 minutes — 90% of EMS incidents.

ValiFit usage: Health Infrastructure EMS scoring (density-adjusted radii) · Property page EMS response interpretation · Methodology citations on /ems-stations/[id]