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Connect Us Census Housing Home Values Rent Real E to your AI

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Get precise residential real estate data for any state or county.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Curated set · 5 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 02

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3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 5 available through U.S. Census Bureau.

  1. 01

    Get state profile

    This capability generates a complete socioeconomic profile for a specific state. It pulls population, income, housing, and demographic data in one go.

  2. 02

    Get county profile

    This capability provides a detailed profile for a single county. It is the fastest way to get a localized snapshot of a specific area.

  3. 03

    Get housing by county

    This capability pulls housing data for every county within a selected state. It provides values, rent, and ownership stats for market research.

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2 capabilities in this set.

Part of 5 available through U.S. Census Bureau.

  1. 04

    Get housing by state

    This capability retrieves housing data for all states. It covers home values, rent, ownership rates, and vacancy counts.

  2. 05

    Query census

    This capability executes custom Census API queries. You can specify exact ACS variables, geographies, and years to get highly specific datasets.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Market Entry Analysis

Compare median rents and home values between two counties to decide where to invest.

02

Demographic Research

Generate a full socioeconomic profile of a state to understand its population and income levels.

03

Supply Assessment

Check vacancy rates in a specific region to gauge housing availability.

04

Custom Data Extraction

Use specific ACS variable codes to pull niche data points directly into your workflow.

Automate a task

Put U.S. Census Bureau to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

U.S. Census Bureau works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

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Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put U.S. Census Bureau to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

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934ms average. Fast in production.

U.S. Census Bureau is checked daily against the live service.

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725ms
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Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 5 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of U.S. Census Bureau, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with U.S. Census Bureau. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

U.S. Census Bureau Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_i7DTnBmtjBlpU0661iEoy0K4kLQOYtF4mMKEEYrZ/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — U.S. Census Bureau capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "us-census-housing-home-values-rent-real-estate-data-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_i7DTnBmtjBlpU0661iEoy0K4kLQOYtF4mMKEEYrZ/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up U.S. Census Bureau in Claude and other AIs

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Who it's for

Built for the work U.S. Census Bureau owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals who need to ground real estate decisions in official government statistics.

  • 01

    Real Estate Investors

    They hand off market research and vacancy analysis to the AI.

  • 02

    Market Researchers

    They use the agent to pull large datasets for socioeconomic studies.

  • 03

    Property Developers

    They rely on the AI to find specific county-level housing trends.

FAQ

Questions U.S. Census Bureau owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need a Census Bureau API key?

    Yes, you will need to provide a free API key from the Census Bureau to authenticate your requests.

  • 02

    Which AI clients can I use with this MCP?

    You can use any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

  • 03

    Can I get data for a specific county?

    Yes, you can use the get_county_profile capability or the get_housing_by_county capability to drill down into local markets.

  • 04

    What kind of housing data is available?

    The MCP provides median home values, median gross rent, ownership vs. renting rates, and vacancy data.

  • 05

    How do I run a custom query for a specific variable?

    You can use the query_census capability, which allows you to specify ACS variables, geography, and years.

  • 06

    How are median home values calculated?

    The ACS asks respondents to estimate how much their property (house and lot, mobile home and lot, or condominium unit) would sell for if it were for sale. The median represents the middle value.

  • 07

    Does 'Value' mean assessment or market value?

    It reflects an estimated market value by the owner, not assessed tax value or recent sales price.

  • 08

    What does Gross Rent include?

    Gross rent includes the contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, and water and sewer) and fuels.

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