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Maps to check before buying or renting a home

Flood zones, parcels, prices, noise, crime, sunlight and walkability for any address.

Weather & Climate Maps

Category
Worldwide coasts

Coastal Risk Screening Tool

See which coastal land could fall below sea level or flood lines

Free
coastal.climatecentral.orgOpen

Earthquake, Fire & Disaster Maps

Category
Western United StatesLive

Watch Duty

Wildfire alerts and maps for the western United States

Freemium
app.watchduty.orgOpen
United StatesLive

AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

Wildfire smoke and air quality across the United States

Free
fire.airnow.govOpen
United States

FEMA Flood Map Service Center

Official US flood zone maps used for flood insurance

Free
msc.fema.govOpen
US coasts

NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer

See how rising seas could affect US coastal areas

Free
coast.noaa.govOpen
WorldwideLive

Earthquake Track

Recent earthquakes summarised by city, region and country

Free
earthquaketrack.comOpen

Satellite & Aerial Imagery

Category
Worldwide

World Imagery Wayback

Every past version of Esri's world satellite basemap, side by side

Free
livingatlas.arcgis.comOpen

Map Platforms & National Atlases

Category
France

Géoportail

France's official map portal: IGN maps, aerial photos, cadastre and history

Free
geoportail.gouv.frOpen

Travel & Virtual Exploration

Category
Worldwide

Google Street View

Walk the streets of the world in 360° panoramas

Free3D
google.comOpen

Historical & Old Maps

Category
United States

Historic Aerials

Historical aerial photos and topographic maps of the United States

Freemium
historicaerials.comOpen
Great Britain

old-maps.co.uk

Historical Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain by address

Freemium
old-maps.co.ukOpen

City & Urban Maps

Category
New York City

ZoLa (NYC Zoning & Land Use)

New York City's official zoning and land use map

Free
zola.planning.nyc.govOpen
Worldwide

ShadeMap

Simulate shadows from buildings, trees and terrain at any time

Freemium3D
shademap.appOpen
Los Angeles

ZIMAS (Los Angeles)

Los Angeles' zoning and parcel information system

Free
zimas.lacity.orgOpen
Many cities worldwide

Mapnificent

See everywhere you can reach by public transport in a given time

Free
mapnificent.netOpen
Worldwide

SunCalc

Sun position, sunrise and sunset directions for any place and time

Free
suncalc.orgOpen
England

Planning Data (England)

National map of planning and housing data for England

Free
planning.data.gov.ukOpen
San Francisco

SF Property Information Map

Zoning, permits and history for any San Francisco property

Free
sfplanninggis.orgOpen
England

England Noise and Air Quality Viewer

Road and rail noise maps for England

Free
extrium.co.ukOpen
Chicago

Second City Zoning

Chicago's zoning map made easy to read

Free
secondcityzoning.orgOpen

Environment & Wildlife Maps

Category
United StatesLive

AirNow

Official US air quality index and forecasts

Free
airnow.govOpen

Infrastructure & Energy Maps

Category
Worldwide

CellMapper

Crowdsourced map of cell towers and mobile network coverage

Free
cellmapper.netOpen
Worldwide

Starlink Availability Map

Where Starlink satellite internet is available and coming soon

Free
starlink.comOpen
Worldwide

Global Solar Atlas

Solar energy potential for anywhere on Earth

Free
globalsolaratlas.infoOpen
Worldwide

nPerf Coverage Map

Mobile network coverage from speed tests, by operator

Free
nperf.comOpen

Geology, Terrain & Ocean Floor

Category
Worldwide

topographic-map.com

Free elevation and topographic maps for anywhere

Free
en-us.topographic-map.comOpen
Worldwide

Flood Map (floodmap.net)

Elevation map that shows what floods at a given water level

Free
floodmap.netOpen
United States

Web Soil Survey

Official US soil maps and reports for any area

Free
websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.govOpen

Property, Land & Risk Maps

Category
US and Canada

Regrid

Land parcel map of the United States and Canada with owner data

Freemium
app.regrid.comOpen
United States

Zillow

Search US homes for sale and rent on a map

Free
zillow.comOpen
United States

Risk Factor

Flood, fire, heat and wind risk for any US property

Freemium
riskfactor.comOpen
US, Canada and other countries

Walk Score

How walkable, bikeable and transit-friendly an address is

Free
walkscore.comOpen
Japan

Hazard Map Portal Site (Japan)

Japan's national portal for flood, landslide and tsunami hazard maps

Free
disaportal.gsi.go.jpOpen
England

Flood Map for Planning (England)

Official flood zones in England for planning and buying property

Free
flood-map-for-planning.service.gov.ukOpen
Selected countries

Project Sunroof

How much sun your roof gets and what solar panels could save

Free
sunroof.withgoogle.comOpen
Participating US agencies

CrimeMapping

Recent crimes reported by police agencies on a map

Free
crimemapping.comOpen
France

DVF property sale prices (France)

Every property sale in France since 2014, on a map

Free
explore.data.gouv.frOpen
England, Wales and Northern Ireland

police.uk crime map

Street-level crime and outcomes for England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Free
police.ukOpen
Japan

Real Estate Information Library (Japan)

Japanese land prices, transactions and planning data on a map

Free
reinfolib.mlit.go.jpOpen
Netherlands

BAG Viewer

Every building and address in the Netherlands, with construction year

Free
bagviewer.kadaster.nlOpen
France

Cadastre (France)

Official French cadastral parcel map

Free
cadastre.data.gouv.frOpen