RentCast Alternative: Free Bulk Property Data
Looking for a RentCast alternative? If your goal is property facts you can download in bulk and redistribute, an open public-records dataset covers it — free, CC0, and self-serve.
What RentCast is
RentCast is a self-serve property-data and valuation API with a metered request model and a limited free tier. It's aimed at per-call lookups rather than owning the underlying dataset.
The open alternative
If you'd rather download the data once and own it — no per-request meter — a bulk dataset fits better. RealEstateDataset is a free, CC0 dataset of ~146M U.S. properties — address, beds, baths, square footage, lot size, year built, property type, status, last sold price/date, and nested price/tax history in Parquet. Download the whole country or a single state, county, or ZIP. Every record's id is a live endpoint on Straply's API for current, one-property lookups.
How to decide
Want to own the data, run unlimited analysis, and redistribute it? Start with the free bulk file. Need a specific property refreshed on demand? Use the API. Compare the whole landscape in real estate data sources, or see the fields in the data dictionary.
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