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# US Location Investment Ratings

Aterio is a leading provider of comprehensive demographic scores for zip codes. Our scores are designed to assist investors and businesses in evaluating the suitability of making a real estate investment in a particular area. By considering multiple factors such as population score, demand score, and capacity to pay, we generate an aggregate score that represents the overall desirability of a specific zip code for real estate investment.

### Scores Description

* *Population Score:* Analyze the population dynamics of a zip code to understand its growth or decline, allowing you to assess the long-term potential of the area.
* *Demand Score:* Evaluate the demand for housing in a specific zip code, considering factors like homes available, estimated homes needed, and market trends.
* *Capacity to Pay:* Assess the financial capacity of residents in a zip code, taking into account factors.
* *Economic Development Score:* Assess the business opportunities and employment data of residents in a zip code.
* *Risk Score:* Evaluate the risk score through factors such as unemployment rate, crime rate and environmental impact on zip codes
* *Aterio Score:* Our unique approach combines all the individual scores into an aggregate score, providing a comprehensive overview of the suitability to buy a house in a particular zip code.

### Dataset

<table><thead><tr><th width="291">Field Name</th><th width="153">Field Data Type</th><th width="539">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>ZIP_CODE</td><td>String</td><td>US Zip Code</td></tr><tr><td>CITY_NAME</td><td>String</td><td>City name</td></tr><tr><td>COUNTY_NAME</td><td>String</td><td>County name</td></tr><tr><td>COUNTY_FIPS_CODE</td><td>String</td><td>Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code for counties</td></tr><tr><td>STATE_CODE</td><td>String</td><td>State code</td></tr><tr><td>IDX_POPULATION_MIGRATION</td><td>Float</td><td>Index measuring population and migration trends</td></tr><tr><td>IDX_DEMAND_SUPPLY</td><td>Float</td><td>Index evaluating demand and supply factors</td></tr><tr><td>IDX_ECONOMIC_DEV</td><td>Float</td><td>Index assessing economic development</td></tr><tr><td>IDX_CAPACITY_PAY</td><td>Float</td><td>Index gauging capacity to pay</td></tr><tr><td>IDX_RISK_FACTOR</td><td>Float</td><td>Index indicating risk factors</td></tr><tr><td>ATERIO_SCORE</td><td>Float</td><td>Aterio Scoring Metric</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Data Access

Our US Location Investment Ratings data product is available on the following platforms:&#x20;

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