Methodology: how FairPrice calculates pricing

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Businesses cannot pay to change a Fair Score, and we do not show paid placements disguised as fair-price recommendations. Affiliate links, where present, are disclosed and never affect a verdict.

Where the price ranges come from

Ranges are compiled from public and official sources — government statistics (such as CMS for healthcare, HUD and Census for housing, World Bank purchasing-power data for cost of living), published rate cards, retailer and utility pricing, and provider-reported prices — then reconciled into a low / typical / high band. Every price we quote is tied to a named source. When we can't find enough evidence, we say so rather than inventing a range.

The Fair Score, explained

The Fair Score compares each price or line item with the relevant band: below the low end is a great price, between low and typical is fair, between typical and high deserves a second quote, and above high is likely overpriced. Scope, location and provider tier are taken into account.

What we won't do

• Accept payment to change a verdict
• Show paid placements disguised as fair-price recommendations
• Present a guess as a sourced price

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