NeighborhoodScout Review Scrapers

NeighborhoodScout Review Scraper

The NeighborhoodScout Review Scraper is an Apify Actor designed to extract detailed real estate and educational data from NeighborhoodScout for a specified location. By providing a location (e.g., "California, United States"), this Actor retrieves comprehensive statistics, including real estate appreciation, school enrollment, proficiency metrics, and demographic information, making it a valuable tool for researchers, educators, and real estate professionals.

Input Parameters

To use this Actor, provide the following input parameters in JSON format:

Parameter	Type	Description	Required	Default Value
itemLimit	Number	Maximum number of items to scrape (use either itemLimit or item_limit).	No	None
item_limit	Number	Alternative field for maximum number of items to scrape.	No	None
location	String	The location to scrape data for (e.g., "California, United States").	Yes	None

Example Input:

{
  "itemLimit": 10,
  "item_limit": 10,
  "location": "California, United States"
}

Features

• Comprehensive Data Extraction: Retrieves detailed real estate and educational statistics, including school enrollment, proficiency rates, and demographic distributions.
• Flexible Location-Based Scraping: Supports data extraction for any specified location, enabling targeted analysis.
• Structured Output: Returns data in a well-organized JSON format for easy integration into analytics workflows.
• Customizable Limits: Allows users to set item limits for controlled data retrieval.
• Reliable and Scalable: Built to handle large datasets efficiently, leveraging Apify's robust infrastructure.

Example Output

The Actor returns a JSON array containing detailed data for the specified location. Below is an example output for "California, United States":

[
  {
    "w": {
      "title": "California Real Estate Information - NeighborhoodScout",
      "real_estate_appreciation": {
        "1_year": ""
      }
    },
    "w4": {
      "overview": {
        "Number Of Students": "5,852,964",
        "Number Of California Schools": "10,420",
        "Number Of California School Districts": "2,187",
        "Spending Per Student": "$18,298"
      },
      "special_needs_groups": {
        "Economically Disadvantaged": "59.8%",
        "English Language Learners": "20.4%",
        "Students With Disabilities": "12.8%"
      },
      "reading_proficiency": [
        "", "46%", "44%", "47%", "44%", "47%", "45%", "5%", "55%"
      ],
      "math_proficiency": [
        "", "45%", "41%", "34%", "33%", "33%", "30%", "0%", "27%"
      ],
      "school_enrollment_by_group": [
        {
          "group": "White (non-hispanic)",
          "state_percent": "23.2%",
          "nation_percent": "47.5%"
        },
        {
          "group": "Black",
          "state_percent": "5.1%",
          "nation_percent": "15.8%"
        },
        {
          "group": "Hispanic",
          "state_percent": "57.3%",
          "nation_percent": "29.3%"
        },
        {
          "group": "Asian Or Pacific Islander",
          "state_percent": "13.4%",
          "nation_percent": "5.9%"
        },
        {
          "group": "American Indian Or Native Of Alaska",
          "state_percent": "1.0%",
          "nation_percent": "1.4%"
        }
      ],
      "special_needs": [
        {
          "group": "Economically Disadvantaged",
          "state_percent": "59.8%",
          "nation_percent": "51.6%"
        },
        {
          "group": "English Language Learners",
          "state_percent": "20.4%",
          "nation_percent": "9.9%"
        },
        {
          "group": "Students With Disabilities",
          "state_percent": "12.8%",
          "nation_percent": "14.9%"
        }
      ],
      "education_environment_population": [
        {
          "group": "Population",
          "state_percent": "38,965,193",
          "nation_percent": "334,914,895"
        },
        {
          "group": "Population Density (per sq. mile)",
          "state_percent": "247",
          "nation_percent": "93"
        },
        {
          "group": "4 Years Old And Below",
          "state_percent": "5.6%",
          "nation_percent": "5.7%"
        },
        {
          "group": "5-19 Years Old",
          "state_percent": "19.2%",
          "nation_percent": "19.1%"
        },
        {
          "group": "20-44 Years Old",
          "state_percent": "35.1%",
          "nation_percent": "33.3%"
        },
        {
          "group": "45-64 Years Old",
          "state_percent": "24.8%",
          "nation_percent": "25.1%"
        },
        {
          "group": "65 Or Older",
          "state_percent": "15.3%",
          "nation_percent": "16.8%"
        }
      ],
      "education_environment_household_characteristics": [
        {
          "group": "Number Of Households",
          "state_percent": "13,434,847",
          "nation_percent": "120,745,577"
        },
        {
          "group": "Single Parent Households With Children",
          "state_percent": "8.2%",
          "nation_percent": "8.3%"
        },
        {
          "group": "Adults With At Least A High School Diploma",
          "state_percent": "84.6%",
          "nation_percent": "89.4%"
        },
        {
          "group": "Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree",
          "state_percent": "36.5%",
          "nation_percent": "35.0%"
        }
      ],
      "education_expenditures_state": [
        {
          "expenditure": "Instructional Expenditures",
          "per_student": "$8,891",
          "total": "$52,040,046,000",
          "percent_of_total": "48.6%"
        },
        {
          "expenditure": "Total Expenditures",
          "per_student": "$18,298",
          "total": "$107,095,918,000",
          "percent_of_total": "100.0%"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

Use Cases

• Real Estate Analysis: Gather insights on real estate appreciation and demographic trends for investment decisions.
• Educational Research: Analyze school performance metrics, enrollment data, and funding allocations for policy or academic studies.
• Urban Planning: Use population and household data to inform city planning and resource allocation.
• Market Research: Understand demographic and economic characteristics for targeted marketing strategies.
• Policy Development: Leverage educational and demographic data to support evidence-based policy making.

Support

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