Coverage & Methodology
Every market we cover, and what covered means.
CityScout reads the record of development directly from the systems where it is created. This page lists the markets we cover, defines what coverage means, and describes how we build the record.
What covered means
A market is covered when CityScout reads three record streams from their sources and reconciles them to the parcel:
Filings.
Development applications read from the planning system: rezonings, site plans, plats, variances, special use permits. Filings enter CityScout the day they hit the planning system.
Permits.
Building, demolition, grading, rehab, and other permits, read from the department that issues them.
Sales and ownership.
Recorded transfers and current owners, read from county records.
From the first filing to the sale, CityScout tracks the full record of development in your market.
How we build the record
Read.
Records come from the source systems where they are created. Each source is read as soon as it publishes. Some systems publish daily, some weekly.
Reconcile.
Every record is matched to its parcel. Records that belong to the same development are matched to the same project.
Resolve.
The entities behind each project are traced: shell LLCs to the firms that control them, with the developer, architect, engineer, and contractor of record identified. Contacts verified from source documents.
Definitions
The claims on this site are scoped by these definitions.
the footprint you subscribe to, either the principal city of a metro area or the full MSA. Current markets are listed below.
every development that generates a filing, permit, or sale in the streams above within your market.
filings enter CityScout the day the planning system makes them available, at the entitlement stage, before a permit exists.
the entities behind a project, traced to the firms that control them and verified from source documents.
The markets
Live and building markets are covered across the full arc, with records back to 2019 or earlier where sources allow. Each is available as a principal city or full MSA subscription. Gray markers are on the national roadmap.
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