Data API · v1 · 39 endpoints
The same numbers, as JSON
Everything charted on this site that comes from public records is also published as plain JSON files. No sign-up, no request limit beyond ordinary courtesy. The files are rebuilt whenever the site's data refreshes, from the same source file the pages render.
curl https://the479report.com/api/v1/index.json
Datasets
built 2026-10-06
| Endpoint | What it is | Original source | Updates | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /api/v1/local-sales-tax.json | Local sales-tax distributions, Core cities and counties, monthly since 2010 | Arkansas DFA Local Net Tax Distribution Reports | monthly (about two months behind) | 105 KB |
| /api/v1/residential-permits.json | Residential units and value authorized, Core cities, monthly | U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (place level) | monthly | 323 KB |
| /api/v1/permits-monthly.json | City permits issued — monthly aggregates by city and sector (no permit rows) | City Permits Issued records via Benton, validated by load_permits.py | monthly | 2 KB |
| /api/v1/county-employment.json | County private employment and average weekly wage, by industry | BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | quarterly (about five months behind) | 8 KB |
| /api/v1/cities.json | NWA cities: county, land area, decennial population 2000/2010/2020 | NWARPC City_Limits_NWA public feature service (U.S. Census decennial counts) | static | 6 KB |
| /api/v1/road-projects.json | Programmed road projects: ARDOT jobs in the NARTS TIP and the NWARPC 2045 plan | ARDOT job listings in the NARTS TIP and the NWARPC 2045 MTP, via NWARPC public feature services | as programs update | 44 KB |
| /api/v1/corridors.json | Corridor dossiers: permits, declared value, commercial addresses and road jobs inside each buffer | Roads and addresses: county GIS via NWARPC public feature services; permits: city records via Benton, geocoded to parcels | weekly | 26 KB |
| /api/v1/hearings.json | Public meetings calendar (planning commissions, councils) | City agendas via Benton | as published | 3 KB |
| /api/v1/growth-score.json | 479 Growth Pressure Score by city (0-100, components and weights) | The 479 Report, computed from AR DFA, Census BPS, decennial census and ARDOT TIP via NWARPC | weekly | 14 KB |
| /api/v1/peer-metros.json | NWA and peer metros: house-price index and employment, re-based | FHFA All-Transactions HPI and BLS LAUS employed persons, via FRED | quarterly / monthly | 32 KB |
| /api/v1/jobs-by-industry.json | NWA metro jobs by industry, monthly since 2016 (thousands, not seasonally adjusted) | BLS Current Employment Statistics, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA, not seasonally adjusted | monthly | 36 KB |
| /api/v1/bank-deposits.json | Bank deposits in Benton and Washington counties by bank and by city (FDIC, June 30) | FDIC Summary of Deposits, Benton and Washington counties (branch deposits as of June 30 each year) | annual | 8 KB |
| /api/v1/sba-504.json | SBA 504 owner-user loans on NWA projects: by fiscal year, city, industry and lender (aggregates only) | U.S. Small Business Administration, 504 loan FOIA data (FY2010-present) | quarterly | 3 KB |
| /api/v1/traffic-counts.json | ARDOT traffic counts, Benton + Washington: growth, busiest roads, by route and city | Arkansas Department of Transportation, Average Daily Traffic stations (Benton and Washington counties) | annual | 16 KB |
| /api/v1/population.json | Population by city and county, Census estimates since the 2020 census | U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 | annual | 6 KB |
| /api/v1/home-values.json | Home-value change by ZIP code and county (annual) and for the NWA metro, Arkansas and the U.S. (quarterly) | Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index (all-transactions) | quarterly / annual | 23 KB |
| /api/v1/mortgage-lending.json | Home mortgage lending in Benton and Washington counties by year: loans, investor share, typical loan, lenders, denials, census tracts (aggregates only) | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau / FFIEC, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data (Data Browser API) | annual | 250 KB |
| /api/v1/business-applications.json | New business applications: Benton and Washington counties yearly since 2005, Arkansas and U.S. monthly | U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics (county annual; state and national monthly, seasonally adjusted) | yearly (county) / monthly (state) | 22 KB |
| /api/v1/businesses.json | Business establishments by ZIP, industry and tenant type, Benton and Washington counties (County Business Patterns) | U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns and ZIP Code Business Patterns, 2018 and 2023 | yearly | 47 KB |
| /api/v1/release-calendar.json | Upcoming official release dates for the data behind the site (BLS, Census, FHFA, Federal Reserve) | BLS, U.S. Census Bureau, FHFA, Federal Reserve (their published calendars) | daily | 16 KB |
| /api/v1/migration.json | Migration in and out of Benton and Washington counties, with movers' income (IRS) | IRS Statistics of Income, county-to-county migration data | annual | 9 KB |
| /api/v1/reports-index.json | Every period report, weekly to ten-year, with links to each report's JSON | The 479 Report, computed from AR DFA, Census BPS, FRED, Fed H.8 and city permit records | daily / monthly | 42 KB |
Time series
17 series · /api/v1/series/{id}.json
| Series | Label | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| DGS10 | 10-year Treasury | FRED DGS10 (U.S. Treasury) | 10 KB |
| DGS2 | 2-year Treasury | FRED DGS2 (U.S. Treasury) | 10 KB |
| T10Y2Y | 10y–2y spread | FRED T10Y2Y (10Y minus 2Y) | 10 KB |
| FEDFUNDS | Fed funds (effective) | FRED FEDFUNDS (effective rate, monthly avg) | 9 KB |
| SOFR | SOFR | FRED SOFR (NY Fed) | 10 KB |
| MORTGAGE30US | 30-year mortgage | Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED MORTGAGE30US | 11 KB |
| MORTGAGE15US | 15-year mortgage | Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED MORTGAGE15US | 11 KB |
| CREACBW027SBOG | CRE loans, all banks | FRED CREACBW027SBOG (CRE loans, all commercial banks) | 13 KB |
| DRCRELEXFACBS | CRE loan delinquency | FRED DRCRELEXFACBS (CRE loan delinquency, all banks) | 3 KB |
| CPIAUCSL | CPI (all urban) | FRED CPIAUCSL (CPI-U, 1982-84=100) | 10 KB |
| UNRATE | US unemployment | FRED UNRATE (BLS) | 9 KB |
| HOUST | US housing starts (k, SAAR) | FRED HOUST (thousands of units, SAAR) | 10 KB |
| PERMIT | US building permits (k, SAAR) | FRED PERMIT (thousands of units, SAAR) | 10 KB |
| ATNHPIUS22220Q | FHFA house price index (NWA MSA) | FHFA All-Transactions HPI via FRED ATNHPIUS22220Q (Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA) | 4 KB |
| FASUR | Unemployment, NWA MSA (SA) | BLS via FRED FASUR (MSA, seasonally adjusted) | 4 KB |
| FASURN | Unemployment, NWA MSA (NSA) | BLS via FRED FASURN (MSA, not seasonally adjusted) | 4 KB |
| LAUMT052222000000005 | Employed persons, NWA MSA | BLS LAUS via FRED (MSA employed persons) | 5 KB |
Every payload carries
- generated — the date the data was built
- source — the public body that published the original figures
- terms — the line below, so it travels with the file
Free to use with attribution to The 479 Report and the original source named in each payload. Provided as-is, no warranty; market commentary, not advice. No MLS or listing data is served here.
What is not here, on purpose
- No MLS data of any kind, and no listing rows
- No individual permit rows — permits are monthly aggregates by city and sector
- No owner names and no CoStar, LoopNet or Crexi data
Keyed access, permit-level detail and alerts are part of Data Pro when it opens.