How the sources work

How the sources work

A paid report leads with Consilium’s own crime and environmental incident data, then sets public datasets beside it. These pages explain how to read each layer. They do not look up a ZIP, and they do not tell you which place is better.

Consilium data

Crime and environmental incidents

The local incident map from Consilium’s monitoring pipeline, and what a point does and does not mean.

Reading a report

How to get the most out of Consilium Compare reports

How to read the layers together after the report is in front of you.

EPA

What TRI facility data means

Reported chemical pounds and distance, and why that is not the same as exposure at a home.

FEMA

How FEMA flood zones work

What a ZIP flood-overlap bar measures, and why the parcel can differ.

EPA

Reading EPA air quality data

What a nearby monitor can say, and what it cannot say about one address.