Our commitment
Fair housing at LookBeforeYouMove
LookBeforeYouMove helps people research neighborhoods based on what they tell us matters and on objective public data. We built the product, from the ground up, to support fair, criteria-based decisions, and to avoid the practices the Fair Housing Act exists to prevent.
What fair housing law protects
The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability, and many state and local laws add classes such as source of income and sexual orientation. One thing the law specifically forbids is steering, channeling people toward or away from neighborhoods based on a protected characteristic. Tools that recommend neighborhoods are squarely within scope, so we hold ours to that standard.
How we're designed to comply
We never ask for, or infer, protected characteristics
Our scores, verdicts, and any recommendations are a function of two things only: the lifestyle priorities you choose, and public neighborhood data. We don't collect your race, religion, family status, disability, or other protected traits, and we don't infer them.
We don't steer, we describe, you decide
We never channel people toward or away from areas based on who they are. Our fit verdict is framed as “matches your priorities,” not “right for someone like you,” and it always shows the basis behind it. You set the criteria; we apply them transparently.
We score places, not people
Our scores describe neighborhoods, not individuals. They are not consumer reports, and they are not intended for tenant screening, lending, or employment decisions about any person.
The basis is always visible
Every score and verdict shows the data and the priorities it's built from. Where data is missing, we say so rather than guessing, so the reasoning can always be checked.
We handle schools and safety data with care
School ratings and crime data can act as proxies for protected classes. We present them as objective data tied to a priority you chose to weigh, never as a coded signal about what “kind” of neighborhood is right for you.
Advertising is labeled and not conditioned on who you are
Sponsored placements from agents and businesses are clearly labeled “Sponsored,” and ad eligibility is never based on a consumer's protected characteristics.
Where our data comes from, and its limits
Our scores are built from public and licensed sources, the U.S. Census, FBI and local crime reporting, the U.S. Department of Education, FEMA and NOAA, the FCC, and open mapping data, among others. We're transparent about every one: Our Data gives a source-by-source breakdown, including how current each dataset is and its known limitations.
Public data is never perfect, it can be out of date, incomplete, or contain errors, and coverage varies by area. A neighborhood score is an estimate meant to inform your research, not a guarantee about any specific address, and it is no substitute for visiting in person, speaking with local professionals, and doing your own due diligence.
Related commitments
Fair housing sits alongside our other commitments: we never share your contact information with an agent or business until you explicitly choose to connect with that specific provider; we keep advertising honest and clearly disclosed; and we work to keep the site accessible to people with disabilities. You can read more about how we handle your information in our Privacy Policy.
For agents & brokerages
You can use and share LookBeforeYouMove research with your clients. It's built to support fair, criteria-based conversations, grounded in what your client says they want and in public data, not in assumptions about who they are. If you or your brokerage's compliance team have questions about how a particular feature works, we welcome them.