Free address reports for DC, Maryland, and Virginia
Pest complaints, crime data, and utility costs for any DC-area address.
RentSift pulls 311 building complaints, live crime data, current utility rates, and school assignments directly from government records for any DC, Maryland, or Virginia address. Every data point links back to its source. Free, no account needed.
What we check
What goes into a SiftReport
| Signal | What we measure |
|---|---|
| Building complaints | Pest, noise, trash, and code violation complaints from 311 and code enforcement systems, mapped to the address level. |
| Crime | Violent and property crime incidents from police databases, distance-weighted so nearby crimes count more than distant ones. |
| Utility costs | Current electric and gas rates from the EIA, projected to monthly costs with your local provider (Pepco, Dominion, Washington Gas). |
| Schools | Your assigned elementary, middle, and high school from official attendance zone boundaries — not just nearest by distance. |
| Walkability & grocery | Transit stops, grocery stores, and pharmacies within walking distance. Nearest grocery converted to walk-minutes. |
| Income & commute | Median household income vs national average, commute time, and how residents get to work (drive, transit, walk, remote). |
| Environmental compliance | EPA-regulated facilities within 1 mile, current violations, significant non-compliance, and total penalties from the ECHO database. |
All signals are sourced from federal, state, and local government databases. See full methodology
DMV Rent Prices
We track asking rents at 792 buildings across the DMV
Unlike our public data signals, our rent trends are built from proprietary daily tracking of actual asking rents across major management companies.
Coverage
Honest by jurisdiction
Coverage is strongest in Washington, DC. Montgomery County and Prince George's County have full crime and complaint data. Fairfax, Arlington, and Loudoun have partial coverage that is still being expanded.
Washington, DC
Best coverage todayCrime incidents, 311 complaints, sex offender registry, amenities, and utility rates.
245 buildings tracked · Median 1BR $2,100
Montgomery County, MD
Best coverage todayCrime incidents, housing code violations with address-level queries, amenity and utility context.
182 buildings tracked · Median 1BR $1,850
Prince George's County, MD
Best coverage todayCrime incidents, code enforcement complaints with spatial queries, amenity and utility context.
114 buildings tracked · Median 1BR $1,750
Fairfax County, VA
Partial todayCrime data, code compliance with address-level lookup, amenity and utility context.
194 buildings tracked · Median 1BR $1,950
Arlington, VA
Partial todayCrime data, code compliance with address-level lookup, amenity and utility context.
142 buildings tracked · Median 1BR $2,350
Loudoun County, VA
Partial todayCode enforcement complaints with spatial queries, amenity and utility context.
57 buildings tracked · Median 1BR $1,800
Latest from the data
What the numbers say about DMV neighborhoods
311 pest complaint data mapped by neighborhood, with the specific fields and filters behind the building quality signal.
What county-level normalization needs before a paid renter product can score MoCo confidently.
Where utility estimates are solid, where they are not, and how missing coverage is handled.
Common questions
How it works
Is RentSift free?
Yes. Reports are free with no sign-up. Enter any DC, Maryland, or Virginia address and get results instantly.
What makes RentSift different?
RentSift focuses on address-level 311 complaint data (pest, noise, trash), live utility rates with your actual provider, and assigned school zones. Every data point shows its source and when it was last checked, so you can verify it yourself.
Where does the data come from?
Government databases only: Open Data DC, county Socrata portals, Census Bureau, EIA, NCES, and jurisdiction-specific crime and code enforcement APIs. Every data point links back to its source.
How current is the data?
Crime and 311 complaint data updates within days of publication. Utility rates are monthly from the EIA (currently December 2025). School zone boundaries are from the 2024-2025 school year.