A Deal Score is one number from 0 to 100 that tells you, at a glance, whether a home looks like a good buy. Higher is better, and green means a strong deal.
Why one number?
Buying a home is one of the biggest choices most people ever make, and the listings make it harder, not easier. They show pretty photos and a price, but they hide the question you actually care about: is this a fair price, or am I overpaying? A single, clear score cuts through the noise. You do not need to be a math person or an investor to use it. You just read the number and the color, the same way you read a battery icon on your phone.
The problem it solves
Most home listings give you a price and some photos. They do not tell you if that price is fair. To work that out yourself, you would compare recent sales, estimate rent, check how long the home has sat for sale, and weigh the risks. That is a lot of math. A Deal Score does the math for you and turns it into one easy number.
What goes into the score
We blend a few simple factors that buyers care about:
- Value discount — is the asking price below what the home looks worth?
- Rent potential — could the home earn solid rent for its price?
- Days on market — a home sitting a long time may have room to negotiate.
- Risk — things like fire or flood risk that can raise your real costs.
A simple example
Say two homes are both listed at the same price. Home A looks worth more than its asking price, earns good rent, and has low risk. Home B is priced right at its value, earns little rent, and sits in a high flood-risk zone. Home A might score an 85 (green), while Home B might score a 40. Same price tag, very different deals. The score makes that gap obvious in one second.
How to read it
- Green / high — strong value, worth a closer look.
- Middle — fair, but shop around.
- Low — likely overpriced for what you get.
A high score is a starting point, not a guarantee. Always tour the home, read the full details, and do your own checks before you make an offer. The score points you toward the homes worth your time — it does not replace seeing the place in person or talking to professionals.
What it does not do
The score looks only at the home and its numbers. It never uses anything about the people who live around it. It is a fair, money-focused tool: price, value, rent, time on market, and risk. That keeps it honest and keeps the focus where it belongs — on whether the home is a smart buy for the money.
How Underlisted helps
Type any U.S. city and every home gets a Deal Score automatically. Green homes float to the top, so you spend your time on the deals worth chasing instead of doing the math one listing at a time. You can check any home free, and the score updates as new homes hit the market.
Takeaway: a Deal Score is one number that answers the only question that matters at first glance — is this home actually a good deal?