75 attribute fields, profiled from the April 2023 vintage.
Columns in Beaufort County
| Field | Type | Filled | Distinct | Example values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| objectid | OFTInteger | 44.9k | 18145, 18341, 18350 | |
| alpha | OFTString | 44.9k | 6525-95-0599, 6534-77-7809, 6535-43-6254 | |
| count_alph | OFTInteger | 7 | 1, 1, 2 | |
| alpha_suff | OFTString | 2 | .99, .99, .98 | |
| calcacres | OFTReal | 41.7k | 405.96901952, 548.69342297, 794.48335651 | |
| shape_star | OFTReal | 43.5k | 17683940.1028862, 23898984.7092592, 34607557.5683214 | |
| shape_stle | OFTReal | 43.5k | 22791.53234424, 25014.18436062, 37392.45417079 | |
| poly_date | OFTString | 639 | 2021-05-13, 2020-04-02, 2020-03-11 | |
| reid | OFTString | 44.5k | 21503, 23250, 21993 | |
| gpin | OFTString | 44.5k | 6525-95-0599, 6534-77-7809, 6535-43-6254 | |
| gpinlong | OFTString | 44.5k | 6525-95-0599, 6534-77-7809, 6535-43-6254 | |
| name1 | OFTString | 25.7k | RESERVECO INC, RESERVECO INC, RESERVECO INC | |
| name2 | OFTString | 13.3k | CARTER DAVID ANGUS, WHALEN HARRY CARMINE, GILLIKIN DONNA MARIE | |
| addr1 | OFTString | 24.0k | PO BOX 425, PO BOX 425, PO BOX 425 | |
| addr2 | OFTString | 12.9k | 312 NORTH SHORES RD, 1320 HILLCREST DRIVE, 11189 NC HWY 306 S | |
| city | OFTString | 1.6k | AURORA, AURORA, AURORA | |
| state | OFTString | 52 | NC, NC, NC | |
| zip | OFTString | 2.1k | 27806, 27806, 27806 | |
| prop_desc | OFTString | 43.8k | 405.97 AC CAYTON HRS #169-P, 560.18 AC W H BUTT #357, 794.48 AC LAURA M CAYTON #332 | |
| land_val | OFTInteger | 21.6k | 280273, 370492, 658268 | |
| bldg_val | OFTInteger | 22.3k | 0, 0, 0 | |
| tot_val | OFTInteger | 34.2k | 280273, 370492, 658268 | |
| defr_val | OFTInteger | 3.4k | 0, 0, 0 | |
| taxable_va | OFTInteger | 32.9k | 280273, 370492, 658268 | |
| prev_asses | OFTInteger | 31.3k | 280274, 370492, 658315 | |
| acres | OFTString | 5.2k | 405.97, 550.26, 794.63 | |
| prop_addr | OFTString | 27.5k | SR 1934 OFF, NC 306 OFF, SR 1931 | |
| township | OFTString | 13 | 14, 14, 14 | |
| mbl | OFTString | 30.5k | 6525002, 6534001, 65350022 | |
| pin_1 | OFTString | 41.6k | 14027799, 14012052, 14023953 | |
| date | OFTString | 8.8k | 1995-04-07, 1995-04-07, 1995-04-07 | |
| db_pg | OFTString | 33.7k | 1019/00676, 0012/00425, 1019/00676 | |
| stamps | OFTString | 1.0k | 115.00, 78.00, 253.00 | |
| sale_price | OFTInteger | 1.0k | 0, 0, 0 | |
| nbr_bldg | OFTString | 22 | 0, 0, 0 | |
| nbhd_cde | OFTString | 408 | EGLE, EGLE, EGLE | |
| nbhd_desc | OFTString | 378 | WATERFRONT, FISH FARM, POOR | |
| land_use | OFTString | 2 | AGR, AGR, AGR | |
| exempt_pro | OFTString | 18 | E, E, E | |
| exempt_amt | OFTString | 1.6k | 7700.00, 1500.00, 1500.00 | |
| road_type | OFTString | 6 | DIRT, DIRT, GRAVEL | |
| yr_built | OFTString | 186 | 1978, 1865, 2001 | |
| nbr_story | OFTString | 5 | 1.00, 1.00, 1.00 | |
| style | OFTString | 18 | OTHER, OTHER, OTHER | |
| roof | OFTString | 13 | GABLE/HIP, GABLE/HIP, GABLE/HIP | |
| utility | OFTString | 187 | *DIRT PRIVATE*NO UTILITIES, *DIRT PRIVATE*ELECTRICITY, *ELECTRICITY*DIRT GRAVEL ST | |
| found | OFTString | — | ||
| wall | OFTString | 28 | FACE BRICK, SINGLE SIDING (NO SHEATHING), ALUMINUM/VINYL SIDING | |
| sq_ft | OFTString | 3.1k | 1229, 1608, 2108 | |
| use_cde | OFTString | 56 | BLUS01, BLUS01, BLUS02 | |
| use_desc | OFTString | 56 | SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, MOBILE HOME | |
| attic_fin_ | OFTString | 3 | ATTIC, FINISHED, ATTIC, FINISHED, ATTIC, FINISHED | |
| roof_mater | OFTString | 12 | ASPHALT/COMPOSITION SHINGLE, ASPHALT/COMPOSITION SHINGLE, MODULAR METAL | |
| nbr_bed | OFTString | 30 | 3, 4, 3 | |
| heating | OFTString | 10 | FORCED AIR-DUCTED, FORCED AIR-DUCTED, HEAT PUMP | |
| air_pct | OFTString | 6 | CENTRAL, CENTRAL, CENTRAL | |
| nbr_baths | OFTString | 13 | 0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000 | |
| fireplace | OFTString | 4 | Mason Addn Openings, Prefab Fireplaces, Prefab Fireplaces | |
| eff_yr | OFTString | 113 | 1983, 1940, 2001 | |
| int_wall | OFTString | 6 | PLYWOOD PANEL, PLYWOOD PANEL, DRYWALL/SHEETROCK | |
| floor | OFTString | 16 | VINYL TILE, VINYL TILE, SHEET VINYL | |
| nbr_half_b | OFTString | — | ||
| chimneys | OFTString | — | ||
| attic_area | OFTString | 1 | 0, 0, 0 | |
| condition | OFTString | 5 | AVERAGE, POOR, AVERAGE | |
| q_grade | OFTString | 21 | AVERAGE, BELOW AVRG. PLUS 10, AVERAGE | |
| deed_book | OFTString | 2.0k | 1019, 12, 1019 | |
| deed_page | OFTString | 1.1k | 676, 425, 676 | |
| reid1 | OFTString | 44.5k | 21503, 23250, 21993 | |
| deed_link | OFTString | 33.7k | ||
| prc | OFTString | 44.5k | ||
| print_ | OFTString | 44.5k | http://apps.agdmaps.com/print/nc/beaufort/index.html?GPIN=, http://apps.agdmaps.com/print/nc/beaufort/index.html?GPIN=, http://apps.agdmaps.com/print/nc/beaufort/index.html?GPIN= | |
| date_dt | OFTString | 8.8k | 1995-04-07, 1995-04-07, 1995-04-07 | |
| shape__are | OFTReal | 44.9k | 17683939.7543945, 23898985.1705322, 34607556.578125 | |
| shape__len | OFTReal | 44.9k | 22791.5323442377, 25014.1843606223, 37392.4541707922 |
Why this differs from the next county over
There is no national parcel schema. Every assessor's office built its own, usually decades ago, usually inside whatever CAMA system it bought at the time. One county's owner column is OWNER_NAME, the next one's is own1, and a third splits it across four fields. Shapefile's ten-character DBF limit truncated a generation of them into things like TOTLNDVAL.
Nothing here is renamed or remapped. The columns above are exactly what is in the file, because a normalisation layer that quietly guesses wrong is worse than no normalisation at all — and every guess it makes is one you cannot audit.
The Filled column is the share of rows with a real value. Placeholder text such as n/a counts as empty; a column that is 100% present but 90% placeholder is a column that will disappoint you, and the profiler treats it accordingly.