Purpose of Addressing Comparison Misuse
This page explains the risks associated with misusing district-level residential comparisons. Its purpose is to clarify why comparisons between districts, when derived from listing-based visibility, can easily exceed what the data can support.
District comparison is treated here as a controlled explanatory device rather than as an evaluative or analytical tool.
Structural Limits of District Comparisons
Districts differ in administrative boundaries, internal composition, and visibility conditions. Listing-based observations reflect how residential properties are exposed through platforms, not how districts function as residential systems.
Comparing districts on the basis of visible listings therefore compares exposure patterns rather than residential reality.
Common Forms of Misuse
Misuse occurs when district comparisons are interpreted as indicators of residential scale, dominance, desirability, or intensity. It also arises when comparisons are treated as evidence of imbalance or hierarchy between districts.
Such interpretations ignore the structural filters that determine which properties become visible and which remain unobserved.
Interpretive Boundaries
District comparisons may be used only to clarify that residential contexts are not interchangeable. They must not be used to rank, evaluate, or generalize residential conditions.
This page establishes a clear boundary: district-level contrasts describe differences in visibility framing, not differences in residential value or performance.