Homes that were added or picked up a new signal recently.
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How lead scores work
Every lead has a score from 1 to 99. Scores compare a home with every other lead in the same market, and the top of the scale is deliberately hard to reach: only about 1 in 100 leads scores 90 or higher, and a home can’t get there on value alone. Scores are recalculated every time the data refreshes.
Score ranges
Score
Priority
What it means
90+
High
Strong, recent signals on a valuable property. About 1 in 100 leads.
70–89
Good
At least one strong signal, or several moderate ones. About 1 in 10 leads.
1–69
Lower
A single signal, or an older one. Worth a flyer when you’re already in the neighborhood.
What goes into a score
Three things are weighed together:
Signals: public-record events that point to a homeowner who needs lawn care now. More signals raise the score, and recent ones count more than old ones.
Home value: higher-value homes score higher. They are more likely to pay for recurring service and are worth more per visit.
Yard size: larger lots (lot size minus the home’s footprint) add to the score.
Signals
Signal
Strength
Why it matters
Code violation
Strong
The county has an open case on the property. The owner has a reason to act now.
Recently sold
Strong, fades over 2 years
New owners usually choose a lawn service in their first few months in the home.
New construction
Strong
New sod and landscaping need regular mowing, fertilization and irrigation checks.
Vacation rental
Strong
Owners need dependable service between guest stays and rarely do it themselves.
Tree work
Strong
A tree removal permit or a tree case from the city. Removal, stump grinding and yard repair usually follow. Only in cities that publish tree records.
Absentee owner
Moderate
The owner lives elsewhere. Out-of-state owners score higher than in-state owners.
Demolition, addition or pool permit
Moderate
Construction damages yards, and landscaping work usually follows.
Remodel permit
Light
The owner is investing in the property.
Good to know
Signals add up, but each additional signal adds a little less than the one before.
A lead with only a weak signal (for example, an absentee owner and nothing else) is capped at 59, and a single moderate signal is capped at 79, however valuable the home.
Scores compare leads within one market. A 90 in Tampa Bay and a 90 in Jacksonville are each among the best few leads in their own market.
Leads come from public records: property appraiser rolls, building permits, code enforcement cases and state rental licenses. Records can lag behind real events by days or weeks.
Visit outcomes you record don’t change a lead’s score, but you can hide recently visited leads with the filter on the Home page.
Data credits
Records come from county and city open-data portals. These publishers ask to be credited:
City of Miami, Department of Innovation and Technology, GIS Team: tree permits (CC BY 4.0).
City of Charlotte: code enforcement cases (CC BY 4.0).
Wake County: residential building permits (CC BY 4.0).
City of Charlottesville: parcels, sales and building permits (CC BY 4.0).
District of Columbia, via Open Data DC: parcels, permits, rental licenses and tree permits (CC BY 4.0).
Baltimore City: real property and Environmental Control Board citations (CC BY 3.0).
State of Maryland, Department of Assessments and Taxation: statewide parcel data.
City of Pittsburgh, via the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center: building permits (CC BY 4.0).
CAGIS and the Hamilton County Auditor: Hamilton County, Ohio parcels.
Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado: parcels, values, sales, permits and code cases (CC BY 4.0).
City of Albuquerque: this site provides applications using data that has been modified for use from its original source, www.cabq.gov, the official website of the City of Albuquerque.
City of Chicago: this site provides applications using data that has been modified for use from its original source, www.cityofchicago.org, the official website of the City of Chicago. The City of Chicago makes no claims as to the content, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of any of the data provided at this site. The data provided at this site is subject to change at any time. It is understood that the data provided at this site is being used at one's own risk.
Cook County Assessor's Office: Cook County, Illinois parcels, sales and permits.
Regional Land Information System data are a product of Metro and made publicly available according to the license agreement found in https://rlisdiscovery.oregonmetro.gov/pages/open-database-license.
City of Worcester, MA: service requests and building permits.
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County: parcels and building characteristics, retrieved from data.nashville.gov at each market update. Metro does not endorse LawnSpotter.
Marion County Board of County Commissioners, Florida: residential building permits.
GeoNames: city names for some ZIP codes (CC BY 4.0).
National Weather Service: the three-day forecast under Route (U.S. government data, public domain).
Each publisher provides its data as is and makes no claims about its accuracy, completeness or timeliness.
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