Will your next home be prone to air pollution? This new tool lets you find out [Video]

What are the schools like? Are there sidewalks? Is it safe for cyclists?

These are common questions you might ask if you’re considering moving to a new neighborhood. But there’s another question you’ve probably never considered: how’s the air quality?

It sounds a little bizarre when said aloud, but climate risks, such as the number of poor air quality days, can impact where people want to live.

Earlier this year, brokerage platform Redfin started publishing air quality risk data for U.S. homes.

“I think that it could reaffirm some people who are already considering leaving a place with poor air quality. It can help show the risk in a more concrete way,” said Redfin’s chief economist Daryl Fairweather.

A home’s air quality risk data is located under the climate tab on Redfin’s website. You can use the same climate tab to check out the risk of wildfire, heat, wind, and flooding.

“Back in 2020, we first put flood factor on our website and our app,” …