Home Buyer Risk Report by ZIP — Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist
Check the Home Buyer Risk Report for any U.S. ZIP code — a pre-purchase summary of seven home-purchase risk factors plus nearby Superfund, water-disruption, and nuclear-zone hazards, with an inspection-day checklist. Modeled from public federal data.
- A seven-factor home purchase risk score for the ZIP
- Nearby Superfund, water-disruption, and nuclear-zone hazard flags
- An inspection-day checklist tailored to the ZIP's data
What the report shows
- A home purchase risk score with a plain-language verdict
- Each of seven risk factors with a 'what to check' note
- Nearby Superfund, ATSDR, water-disruption, and nuclear-zone flags
- A printable inspection-day checklist for the ZIP
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Home Buyer Risk Report?
It is a pre-purchase summary that consolidates a seven-factor home purchase risk score and nearby environmental hazards for a ZIP code, modeled entirely from public federal data.
Is this a home inspection?
No. It is an informational, ZIP-level summary. It does not replace a property-specific inspection by a qualified inspector.
Which risk factors does the score include?
Water quality, flood, lead, energy, housing age, radon, and air quality — each scored from public federal data sources.
What hazards does the proximity section show?
Nearby EPA Superfund sites, ATSDR public-health assessments, the 90-day water-disruption outlook, and whether the ZIP falls inside a nuclear Emergency Planning Zone.
Can real-estate agents use this?
Yes. ZipCheckup offers an embeddable widget so agents can show a Home Buyer Risk Report panel on a property listing.
Data Sources & Methodology
Data Sources
- EPA — drinking water, radon zones, Superfund (NPL) — Drinking-water quality, radon zones, and Superfund (National Priorities List) proximity.
- FEMA — flood zones; ATSDR public-health assessments — Flood-zone data and ATSDR public-health assessments for nearby sites.
- U.S. Census Bureau — housing age; NRC — nuclear plant zones — Housing-age profiles and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission emergency-planning zones.
Methodology
The report combines the home purchase risk score — a seven-factor composite of public federal data — with EPA, FEMA, Census, and NRC proximity datasets. All figures are modeled estimates, not property-specific measurements.