ClearComp™
The hyperlocal comp view: start with the full comparable-sales pool, then show what changes when comps outside the subject municipality are removed.
patient zero
Patient Zero: cross-municipality comp drag plus neighbor divergence
Maplewood, NJ Patient Zero Sample · exact address hidden in public sample
This is the flagship story: same-municipality comps are dramatically higher than the full comp pool, the neighbor gap is enormous, and sale anchoring makes the suppression narrative coherent.
Estimate Stack
| Source | Value |
|---|---|
| Redfin | $853,111 |
| Homes.com | $635,000 |
| Realtor.com | $718,406 |
| RentCast excluded | $591,000 |
ClearComp™
cross_muni_drag_detectedAll comps$446,447
Same municipality$827,580
Impact+$381,133 / +85.4%
Comps kept / excluded5 / 14
Excluded municipalitiesIrvington, Newark, South Orange Village Township
city border
Municipality edge case: Sparta address, Byram reality
Sparta, NJ City Border Sample · exact address hidden in public sample
This case shows why ClearComp is useful even when the top-line Zestimate is close to the AVM stack: the comp geography tells a separate story.
Estimate Stack
| Source | Value |
|---|---|
| Redfin | $420,172 |
| Homes.com | $324,726 |
| RentCast excluded | $654,000 |
ClearComp™
cross_muni_drag_detectedAll comps$369,271
Same municipality$402,993
Impact+$33,722 / +9.1%
Comps kept / excluded8 / 10
Excluded municipalitiesByram Township, Andover
facts mismatch control
Clean ClearComp control with a property-facts mismatch
Sheboygan, WI Facts Mismatch Control Sample · exact address hidden in public sample
ClearComp correctly stays quiet in a single-municipality market, while the audit still catches a large square-footage/facts discrepancy.
Estimate Stack
| Source | Value |
|---|---|
| Homes.com | $616,009 |
| Realtor.com | $652,096 |
| RentCast excluded | $404,000 |
ClearComp™
cleanAll comps$549,245
Same municipality$549,245
Impact$0 / 0%
Comps kept / excluded20 / 0
Excluded municipalitiesNone
aligned control
Aligned Zestimate with a smaller property-facts mismatch
Sheboygan, WI Aligned Control Sample · exact address hidden in public sample
The AVM stack is basically aligned with Zillow, so this should be a conservative aligned-with-context case rather than a dramatic doom-loop finding.
Estimate Stack
| Source | Value |
|---|---|
| Redfin | $399,857 |
| Realtor.com | $341,100 |
| RentCast excluded | $281,000 |
ClearComp™
cleanAll comps$295,939
Same municipality$295,939
Impact$0 / 0%
Comps kept / excluded20 / 0
Excluded municipalitiesNone
sale anchor
Sale-anchored case with one high independent AVM
Madison, WI Sale Anchor Sample · exact address hidden in public sample
This is the strongest new non-Parker suppression story: Zillow is close to a recent sale while one independent AVM sees a much higher ceiling.
Estimate Stack
| Source | Value |
|---|---|
| Redfin | $509,682 |
| Realtor.com | $399,900 |
| RentCast excluded | $495,000 |
ClearComp™
cleanAll comps$378,919
Same municipality$381,938
Impact+$3,019 / +0.8%
Comps kept / excluded18 / 2
Excluded municipalitiesMiddleton
matched pair
Matched-pair neighbor case: aligned relationship
Metuchen, NJ Matched Pair Sample · exact address hidden in public sample
The neighbor comparison behaves well: two adjacent homes have a normal relative gap, and ClearComp detects only a modest municipality adjustment.
Estimate Stack
| Source | Value |
|---|---|
| Redfin | $721,338 |
| Homes.com | $665,618 |
| Realtor.com | $610,000 |
| RentCast excluded | $679,000 |
ClearComp™
cleanAll comps$651,822
Same municipality$671,229
Impact+$19,407 / +3%
Comps kept / excluded15 / 5
Excluded municipalitiesEdison
matched pair clearcomp
Matched-pair neighbor case with modest Edison comp drag
Metuchen, NJ Matched Pair ClearComp Sample · exact address hidden in public sample
ClearComp finds a real but modest cross-municipality drag from Edison comps while the top-line Zestimate is still close to other public AVMs.
Estimate Stack
| Source | Value |
|---|---|
| Redfin | $732,026 |
| Realtor.com | $749,700 |
| RentCast excluded | $666,000 |
ClearComp™
cross_muni_drag_detectedAll comps$587,114
Same municipality$624,513
Impact+$37,399 / +6.4%
Comps kept / excluded13 / 7
Excluded municipalitiesEdison