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.