Census Block Group Level
Gross Rental Yield
Calculate the Canary Rental Index (CRI) to measure aggregated gross rental yield across a block group, enabling assessment of rental market performance within a specific block group.
Gross rental yield is calculated per-property as the ( monthly rental AVM * 12 ) / property value AVM.
Source: HouseCanary
Pricing Tier: Premium
Updated: Monthly
Request Query Params
<table><tr><th>Property</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th><th>Enum Values</th></tr> <tr><td>blockgroup_id</td><td>string</td><td>12-digit census block group ID</td><td>060750615003</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>property_type</td><td>string</td><td>Desired property type to aggregate. Defaults to SFD.</td><td></td> <td>[SFD, TH, CND, INC, MFH]</td></tr> </table>Response
<table><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th><th>Enum Values</th></tr> <tr><td>property_type</td><td>string</td><td>Type of property specified in the request. Defaults to SFD.</td><td>TH</td> <td>[SFD, TH, CND, INC, MFH]</td></tr> <tr><td>gross_yield_count</td><td>integer</td><td>Count of the properties that contributed to the index</td><td>250</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>gross_yield_median</td><td>number</td><td>Median gross yield value</td><td>8.2</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>gross_yield_average</td><td>number</td><td>Average gross yield value</td><td>7.9</td> <td></td></tr> </table>get/v2/blockgroup/hcri
Query parameters
blockgroup_idstring required
12-digit census block group ID
property_type'SFD' | 'TH' | 'CND' | 'INC' | 'MFH'
Desired property type to aggregate. Defaults to SFD.
Response
Success
Example response
[
{
"blockgroup/hcri": {
"result": {
"property_type": "TH",
"gross_yield_count": 250,
"gross_yield_median": 8.2,
"gross_yield_average": 7.9
}
},
"blockgroup_info": {
"block_id": "060750615003"
}
}
]