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City Score Lab

Compare genuine ACS place facts and test how user priorities could affect a transparent, provisional model.

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Source facts are real. The displayed laboratory index is an example transformation, not a published BlackMaxxing City Score or ranking.

Provisional model laboratory

Compare two genuine city records.

Real ACS facts · example index

First Census placeSecond Census place

income · 40%ownership · 35%rent · 25%

1600000US4801000

Abilene city, TX

49.7/100 lab index

Median household income: $62,648
Owner occupancy: 56.1%
Median gross rent: $1,157
Black alone share: 10.3%

1600000US3901000

Akron city, OH

45.1/100 lab index

Median household income: $48,076
Owner occupancy: 50.7%
Median gross rent: $955
Black alone share: 29.4%

The lab index min-maxes income between $30K–$150K, uses reported owner occupancy, and reverses rent between $600–$3,000. It is a transparent interface demonstration—not a published score, recommendation, or city ranking.

Current inputs

Start with what is reproducible

The lab uses population context, Black-alone share, median household income, rent, home value, and owner occupancy.

2020–2024 ACS estimates
Census place geography
Margins of error retained
No local culture proxies

Missing model

Important life factors are not yet scored

Professional opportunity, business ecology, airports, culture, dating, nightlife, services, safety, and institutions need source and method work.

No mystery gap fill
No implied recommendation
Version before publication
Sensitivity testing

Authenticity contract

Structure can be complete before claims are real.

Where genuine evidence exists, the site publishes it with source, vintage, identifier, and limitation. Where a marketplace, review, recommendation, partnership, price, benefit, event, or score lacks real-world support, the interface remains a clearly labeled example.

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