NabeStats.com
Release Notes
Stay up to date with the latest features, improvements, and updates to NabeStats.com
Latest Release
February 2026v2.4.0
Complete dark mode implementation with theme persistence and system preference detection, plus major security enhancements and saved locations now powered by persistent cloud storage.
New Features
Dark Mode Support
- • Complete dark mode implementation across all pages and components
- • Theme toggle button in navigation with sun/moon icons
- • Your theme preference is saved and automatically detected from system settings
- • Seamless light/dark transitions with no flash of unstyled content
- • Optimized color scheme for readability in both themes
- • Semantic rating colors maintained in dark mode for consistent visual meaning
- • Dark mode optimized loading screens and error states
Smart Theme Management
- • Intelligent theme management that works across all pages
- • Automatically detects your system's theme preference
- • Your theme choice is remembered across all visits
- • Optimized to prevent any flickering when loading pages
- • Instant theme switching with smooth transitions
Security Enhancements
- • Secure authentication for saved locations with automatic sessions
- • Protection against malicious code injection in all forms
- • Industry-standard security headers for safe browsing
- • Enhanced privacy controls and policies
- • Encrypted connections for all data transmission
- • Comprehensive input validation across all features
Saved Locations Infrastructure Upgrade
- • Upgraded to reliable cloud storage infrastructure
- • Your saved locations now persist reliably across all sessions
- • 90-day automatic retention with secure per-user data isolation
- • Faster load times and improved reliability
- • Automatic session management - no login required
Dining & Entertainment Integration
- • Google Places API for restaurants, bars, breweries, nightclubs, and live music venues
- • Dynamic cuisine type extraction from restaurant data
- • Entertainment options based on available venues in the area
- • Real-time venue counts and comprehensive fallback data
- • Enhanced dining and nightlife insights for neighborhood research
Schools & Rankings Upgrade
- • Migrated from GreatSchools to SchoolDigger with normalized 1–10 scores
- • Expanded NCES directory coverage for grades, enrollment, and lunch metrics
- • Parallelized NCES, Urban Institute, and SchoolDigger fetches with fast timeouts
- • Added structured logging and test helpers for school ranking calculations
Enhanced Mobility Data
- • INRIX Parking API integration for real-time parking cost data
- • Fixed Walk Score API with proper transit and bike score parameters
- • Comprehensive fallback logic for top 20 US cities and 6 major regions
- • Real transit scores and bike descriptions from Walk Score API
- • Dynamic transit details with TransitLand API fallback
- • Enhanced parking cost estimates with city-specific fallback data
Data Quality Improvements
- • Eliminated random "0" values in recreation data with conditional field inclusion
- • Clean API responses that only include meaningful data fields
- • Enhanced fallback logic based on real API testing for major cities
- • API response optimization for professional data delivery
- • Improved data accuracy with real-time API integration
National Average Comparisons
- • Added "vs National Avg:" labels to People & Economy and Housing cards
- • Safety ratings now include FBI UCR national benchmarks
- • Income comparisons against national median ($74,580)
- • Housing costs compared to national median rent ($1,375)
Enhanced Rating Systems
- • Comprehensive mobility rating combining walk score (60%) and transit score (40%)
- • Color-coded safety indicators with national benchmarks
- • Housing affordability scoring system
- • Environment quality ratings with real-time data
Dashboard Improvements
- • Consistent rating badge design across all cards
- • Better data context and benchmarking
- • Improved visual hierarchy and readability
- • Enhanced mobile responsiveness
Data Source Enhancements
- • FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API integration
- • Enhanced Census ACS data coverage
- • Improved EPA water quality data
- • Better HUD Fair Market Rent integration
- • Enhanced Walk Score and transit data
API Integration Fixes
- • Fixed HUD Fair Market Rent API with proper FIPS code resolution
- • Implemented dynamic county matching for HUD data
- • Enhanced HUD API response parsing for accurate rent data
- • Integrated real Census ACS data for employment statistics
- • Added data validation for employment data accuracy
User Experience Improvements
- • Resolved search functionality getting stuck in loading state
- • Enhanced error handling with graceful API failure management
- • Improved data accuracy with real-time API data instead of fallbacks
- • Better user feedback during data loading processes
- • Streamlined contact information and help center
Improvements
- • Optimized dark mode for excellent performance
- • No flickering or flashing when switching themes or loading pages
- • Smooth theme transitions with no layout shift
- • Consistent color meanings in both light and dark themes
- • Bank-level security protecting your data and privacy
- • Reliable data storage ensuring your saved locations never disappear
- • Automatic sessions - no passwords or login required
- • Enhanced privacy protection across all features
- • Enhanced data consistency and accuracy
- • Improved reliability when data sources are temporarily unavailable
- • Better error handling and user feedback
- • Optimized performance and loading times
- • Enhanced accessibility and keyboard navigation
- • Graceful error handling for better reliability
- • More accurate geographic data matching
- • Improved employment data validation and correction
- • Better housing data accuracy with real-time API integration
- • Real-time Google Places API integration for venue data
- • INRIX Parking API integration with comprehensive fallback logic
- • Enhanced Walk Score API integration with proper parameters
- • Improved API response optimization and data quality
- • Enhanced documentation and data source transparency
- • Better user experience with clean, professional data responses
Bug Fixes
- • Fixed critical issue causing pages to stop loading data
- • Resolved neighborhood data not loading after search
- • Fixed data loading failures when switching between searches
- • Corrected issue where searches would get interrupted prematurely
- • Fixed saved locations data loss issue with cloud migration
- • Resolved security vulnerabilities in contact and feedback forms
- • Fixed missing authentication on saved locations feature
- • Corrected security vulnerabilities in email submissions
- • Fixed 500 errors on help and data-sources pages
- • Resolved icon display issues across all pages
- • Corrected navigation inconsistencies
- • Fixed mobile layout issues on dashboard cards
- • Resolved data loading edge cases
- • Fixed search functionality getting stuck in loading state
- • Resolved housing cost data not loading for some areas
- • Fixed employment data showing placeholder values instead of real data
- • Corrected housing data accuracy issues
- • Fixed housing trend data errors
- • Fixed random zero values appearing in recreation data
- • Resolved missing community center counts for specific locations
- • Fixed transit scores not displaying correctly
- • Corrected bike-friendly area data to show real-time information
- • Fixed transit details to show accurate real-time data
- • Resolved technical errors in mobility data calculations
- • Fixed parking cost data authentication and integration issues
Platform Evolution
From NeighborhoodInsights to NabeStats.com
Our platform has evolved significantly since its initial release, transforming from a basic neighborhood research tool into a comprehensive, feature-rich platform with advanced analytics and user experience improvements.
Original Features (v1.0-1.1)
- • Basic FBI UCR crime data
- • Simple Census demographics
- • Basic air quality data
- • Standard housing benchmarks
- • Basic Walk Score integration
Current Features (v2.4.0)
- • Complete dark mode with theme toggle
- • Theme persistence and system preference detection
- • Production-grade security with comprehensive headers
- • Persistent saved locations with cloud backup
- • Session-based authentication (no login required)
- • Real-time recreation & dining data
- • INRIX parking cost integration
- • Enhanced mobility scoring
- • Google Places API integration
- • SchoolDigger rankings with NCES directory fallbacks
- • Comprehensive data quality improvements
Previous Releases
v2.4.0February 2026
Dark Mode, Security & Infrastructure
- • Complete dark mode implementation with automatic theme switching
- • Theme preference saved and remembered across visits
- • Bank-level security with industry-standard protection
- • Saved locations now backed by cloud storage for reliable persistence
- • Automatic sessions - no login required
- • Protection against malicious code and enhanced form security
- • Automatic detection of your system's theme preference
- • Dark mode support across all 13+ pages and components
- • Fixed issues causing slow or failed data loading
- • Resolved saved locations data loss with cloud backup
- • Optimized loading screens and error states for dark mode
- • Enhanced accessibility and keyboard navigation
v2.3.0November 2025
School Insights Revamp
- • Migrated from GreatSchools to SchoolDigger with normalized 1–10 scores
- • Expanded NCES directory coverage for grades, enrollment, and lunch metrics
- • Parallelized NCES, Urban Institute, and SchoolDigger fetches with fast timeouts
- • Exposed test helpers for ranking calculations and added structured source logging
- • Refreshed documentation and env templates with SchoolDigger setup guidance
v2.2.0September 2025
Major Dashboard Enhancements
- • National average comparisons across all data categories
- • Comprehensive rating systems with color-coded indicators
- • Enhanced FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API integration
- • Improved HUD Fair Market Rent API with proper FIPS resolution
- • Enhanced Census ACS data coverage and accuracy
- • Better error handling and user feedback systems
- • Improved data consistency with deterministic trend generation
v2.1.0September 2025
Platform Launch & Rebranding
- • Rebranded from NeighborhoodInsights to NabeStats.com
- • Complete platform redesign with new logo and branding
- • Enhanced dashboard with comprehensive data categories
- • Improved search functionality and geocoding
- • Added saved locations feature
- • Comprehensive methodology and data source documentation
v2.0.0September 2025
Advanced Data Integration
- • Enhanced FBI Crime Data API integration with CDE endpoints
- • Improved air quality data from OpenAQ and AirNow
- • Enhanced Census ACS data coverage and accuracy
- • Better HUD Fair Market Rent data integration
- • Improved Walk Score and transit data
- • Integrated SchoolDigger rankings with NCES directory
v1.1.0August 2025
Core Platform Features
- • Initial release of NeighborhoodInsights platform
- • Basic neighborhood research functionality
- • Core data categories: Safety, Schools, People & Economy
- • Environment, Housing, and Mobility data
- • FBI UCR crime data integration
- • Census ACS demographic data
- • EPA water quality and air quality data
- • HUD Fair Market Rents
- • Walk Score and transit information
- • SchoolDigger rankings
v1.0.0August 2025
Foundation & Architecture
- • Modern web platform built with latest technologies
- • Scalable data aggregation architecture
- • Mobile-first responsive design
- • Modular component-based design
- • Secure configuration management
- • Basic geocoding and search functionality