A new real estate app lets users find out the political affiliation of their future neighbors before moving in

As if the United States wasn’t polarized enough, a new real estate app promises Americans the opportunity to retreat further into politically isolated communities by screening their potential neighbors for unwanted party affiliations. Oyssey app, which The bills themselves As a “real estate search management platform,” it includes a feature that allows potential homebuyers to assess the political leanings of their potential neighbors before moving in.

“Beyond standard search filters, Oyssey pioneers were able to provide social and political data block by block,” the app’s website says. The platform derives this information from “election results and campaign contributions, along with housing trends and other social data.” New York Post writes.

“It’s about getting buyers homes that they love,” Hugh Nirenberg, CEO of Oyssey, told Axios. He wrote about it The unique feature of the application. Nierenberg also said he’s on a mission to “democratize home search data.”

Oyssey, a fairly new company that only recently launched in South Florida and New York City in October, also provides users with a range of other local demographic data, including information on the age, education, and income of potential neighbors.

One of the most interesting data points that Oyssey offers is the ability to see how many dogs live in your area. If you live somewhere like New York City, this is really useful information. Either a) you love dogs, and want to know where you can see the most of them as possible, or b), you don’t like having to avoid dog poop when you leave your apartment and want to know where they’re unlikely to stay. Overall, a good feature.

When it comes to the political scrutiny element of Oyssey’s offerings, there’s clearly more to worry about. On one hand, you can see why home buyers would want this type of information. Who doesn’t want to know who our neighbors are? On the other hand, it may not be a great idea to incentivize people to live with people who are already like them. Plus, in a place like New York City, I don’t think you’ll get everything Lots of political diversityAnyway.

Gizmodo reached out to Oyssey to get a more detailed picture of where it gets all of its data.