Consilium 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, and answer the questions people ask before they buy. They do not look up a ZIP, and they do not tell you which place is better.
Before you buy
How to check flood risk before buying a home
What share of two ZIP codes sits in FEMA flood zones, and what to confirm for one house.
Flood zone and your mortgage
When a high-risk zone usually means required flood insurance, and what the federal program covers.
How to read crime data for a neighborhood
The 0–10 crime concern score, the FBI rates beside it, and what a thin local file means.
School district lookup
Free: which districts serve a ZIP code, how the ZIP splits, and the district for a street address.
How to find which school district serves an address
Why one ZIP can span several districts, and what to confirm with the district.
How to check for industrial pollution near a home
Named facilities, pounds and distance, and what the environmental concern score does and does not include.
Is this neighborhood safe?
How to check reported crime, flood zones, environmental records, and traffic. No verdict.
What flood zone X means
Shaded and unshaded Zone X, and whether flood insurance is federally required.
What flood zone AE means
A high-risk zone with a base flood elevation, and the mortgage insurance rule.
Flood zone lookup
Free: the share of a ZIP in each FEMA flood zone.
How to read a report
How Consilium's concern scores work
An official baseline plus current incidents Consilium records. Higher means more concern.
Crime and environmental incidents
The local incident map from Consilium’s monitoring pipeline, and what a point does and does not mean.
How to get the most out of Consilium Compare reports
How to read the layers together after the report is in front of you.
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Reported chemical pounds and distance, and why that is not the same as exposure at a home.
How to find Superfund sites
EPA's list of contaminated sites, and how that differs from a TRI facility.
FEMA flood zones explained
What a ZIP flood-overlap bar measures, and why the parcel can differ.
Reading EPA air quality data
What a nearby monitor can say, and what it cannot say about one address.