# SkaldMaps

> SkaldMaps is a ZIP, county, and tract map and rating engine for comparing places with housing, affordability, access, commute, schools, weather, voting, and location data.

SkaldMaps helps people explore, filter, compare, and rank U.S. ZIP codes, counties, and census tracts state by state. Users choose their own criteria and weights; the product is designed for research, relocation comparison, market screening, and data-backed map exploration.

## Key Notes
- Most workflows are state-scoped. Pro and Expert plans support all 50 states.
- Rating scores are user-configured and should be interpreted as decision support, not as universal rankings.
- Weather, Schools, and Voting ZIP estimates can include beta caveats where data is estimated, sparse, or coverage-dependent.
- SkaldMaps does not offer a public application API for third-party use.

## Primary Pages
- [Home](https://skaldmaps.com/) - product overview and core workflow.
- [Use Cases](https://skaldmaps.com/use-cases/) - examples for home buyers, realtors, investors, and researchers.
- [Research](https://skaldmaps.com/research/) - practical guides for ZIP rankings, best ZIP codes, relocation, and market screening.
- [Alternatives](https://skaldmaps.com/alternatives/) - ranked NeighborhoodScout, Niche, and AreaVibes alternatives plus separate Zillow, Realtor.com, and Redfin listing-portal guides.
- [See It In Action](https://skaldmaps.com/see-it-in-action/) - step-by-step product workflow.
- [Pricing](https://skaldmaps.com/pricing/) - plan tiers and data access.
- [FAQ](https://skaldmaps.com/faq/) - common product, data, and billing questions.
- [Ethics](https://skaldmaps.com/ethics/) - fair housing and responsible-use guidance.

## Blog and Updates
- [Blog](https://skaldmaps.com/blog/) - practical notes on geospatial data, product changes, and data quality.
- [Newsletter](https://skaldmaps.com/newsletter/) - concise product updates and release notes.

- [RSS Feed](https://skaldmaps.com/feed.xml)

## LLM Context
- [Short LLM Summary](https://skaldmaps.com/llms.txt)
- [Full LLM Summary](https://skaldmaps.com/llms-full.txt)

## Documentation
- [Product Docs](https://skaldmaps.com/docs/)
- [Data Confidence](https://skaldmaps.com/docs/data-confidence)
- [Rating Engine](https://skaldmaps.com/docs/rating-engine)
- [Column Reference](https://skaldmaps.com/docs/reference/columns)

## Agent Resources
- [SkaldMaps Agent Resources](https://skaldmaps.com/developers/) - public product references and discovery guidance.
- [OpenAPI Resource Catalog](https://skaldmaps.com/openapi.json) - machine-readable catalog of public discovery files, not a browser application API contract.

## Application
- [SkaldMaps App Login](https://app.skaldmaps.com/)

## Discovery
- [Website Sitemap](https://skaldmaps.com/sitemap-index.xml)
- [Docs Sitemap](https://skaldmaps.com/docs/sitemap.xml)