> ML_DATASET // CALIFORNIA-HOUSING_v1.0
California Housing Prices (Pace & Barry 1997)
StatLib / Pace & Barry · Real Estate & Economics · 20,640 block groups, 8 continuous features
Real Estate & EconomicsPublic Domain20,640 block groups, 8 continuous featuresopen
Dataset Profile & Characteristics
Label Type:Continuous median house value in USD
Languages:en
License Tier:permissive-open-source
Modalities:tabular
Intended Use
- Standard regression benchmark
- Spatial feature engineering education
Prohibited / Discouraged Use
- Current commercial property appraisal
Bias, Leakage & Privacy Risk Analysis
Privacy / Sensitive Data Risks:
Aggregated block-level statistics; zero individual PII.
Known Bias:
1990 California census economic conditions; severe ceiling capping at $500,001.
Known Benchmark Leakage:
Median income is the overwhelmingly dominant predictor.