{
  "name": "Field and metric definitions",
  "description": "Definitions for the fields in communities.json. Metric-to-field mappings are taken from the explorer's own accessors.",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "updated": "2026-09-04",
  "recordFields": [
    "auto_ins",
    "col",
    "desc",
    "elec_c",
    "gas_mcf",
    "has_hs",
    "has_school",
    "home",
    "home3",
    "home5",
    "home_conf",
    "home_ins",
    "inc_rates",
    "kollelim",
    "kosher",
    "kosher_note",
    "lat",
    "lon",
    "metro",
    "mikvahs",
    "name",
    "ou_url",
    "prop_rate",
    "rent4",
    "safety",
    "safety_conf",
    "sales_tax",
    "school_names",
    "schools",
    "shuls",
    "size_idx",
    "state",
    "tuition_conf",
    "tuition_pc",
    "tuition_range",
    "voucher",
    "yeshivish"
  ],
  "scoringFactors": [
    {
      "key": "cost",
      "label": "Low all-in cost",
      "direction": "low"
    },
    {
      "key": "home",
      "label": "Low starter 4BR price",
      "direction": "low"
    },
    {
      "key": "tuit",
      "label": "Tuition relief (vouchers)",
      "direction": "high"
    },
    {
      "key": "inc",
      "label": "Low income tax",
      "direction": "low"
    },
    {
      "key": "prop",
      "label": "Low property tax",
      "direction": "low"
    },
    {
      "key": "safe",
      "label": "Safety (nat. pctile)",
      "direction": "high"
    },
    {
      "key": "col",
      "label": "Low cost of living",
      "direction": "low"
    },
    {
      "key": "size",
      "label": "Community size & amenities",
      "direction": "high"
    }
  ],
  "comparisonMetrics": [
    {
      "label": "All-in annual cost (modeled)",
      "direction": "low",
      "fields": [
        "home",
        "tuition_pc",
        "inc_rates",
        "prop_rate",
        "home_ins",
        "auto_ins",
        "elec_c",
        "gas_mcf",
        "sales_tax"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Starter 4BR home",
      "direction": "low",
      "fields": [
        "home"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Safety (nat. pctile)",
      "direction": "high",
      "fields": [
        "safety"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "School voucher",
      "direction": "composite",
      "fields": [
        "voucher"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Income tax @ income",
      "direction": "low",
      "fields": [
        "inc_rates"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Property tax rate",
      "direction": "low",
      "fields": [
        "prop_rate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Cost of living",
      "direction": "low",
      "fields": [
        "col"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Tuition/child (model)",
      "direction": "low",
      "fields": [
        "tuition_pc"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Kosher restaurants",
      "direction": "high",
      "fields": [
        "kosher"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Day schools",
      "direction": "high",
      "fields": [
        "schools"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Synagogues",
      "direction": "high",
      "fields": [
        "shuls"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Home insurance/yr",
      "direction": "low",
      "fields": [
        "home_ins"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Electricity ¢/kWh",
      "direction": "low",
      "fields": [
        "elec_c"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "notes": [
    "Fields ending in _conf carry the source confidence the explorer displays: \"src\" for a cited figure, otherwise an estimate.",
    "inc_rates is an array of state income tax bracket rates.",
    "The explorer's \"Balanced score\" is computed per reader from slider weights and is not published here."
  ]
}