Data sources
Transparency is our first principle, so we name what is behind every number. More than 200 sources feed TractIQ, collected and normalized by our data engineers, scientists and QA team.
Short answer: TractIQ combines verified occupancy and P&Ls from CMBS filings (through our CRED iQ partnership), daily street and web rates, human-reviewed facility records, parcel-based owner research, permit-level development data, EASI demographics and broker-uploaded listings. Every number shows its as-of date.
| Dataset | Source | Coverage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy and P&Ls | CMBS filings, via our CRED iQ partnership | 4,000+ facilities, $50B+ of assets | Monthly, history since 2017 |
| Rent comps | Facility websites and online rental marketplaces | Street and web rates, all standard unit types | Daily, history since 2018 |
| Facilities | Human review of websites, aerial and street imagery | 68,000+ active U.S. facilities | Ongoing review |
| Owner data | Public parcel records plus ownership research | 40,000+ facilities | Daily |
| Development pipeline | Municipal permits via BuildCentral and ConstructConnect, land listings, imagery checks | 4,000+ storage projects, plus housing and commercial | Daily |
| Demographics | EASI Analytics | Every U.S. block group | Yearly |
| Live listings | Uploaded by brokers directly into TractIQ | $1B+ of storage on the market | Daily |
Facility-level occupancy and in-place P&Ls (rental income, expenses, NOI) come from CMBS filings: the numbers borrowers certify to their lenders, not survey responses or models. We source them through our partnership with CRED iQ, covering 4,000+ facilities and $50B+ of assets, refreshed monthly as new filings land, with history back to 2017. Depth varies by trade area and runs deepest in primary and secondary markets.
We collect prices every day from facility websites and online rental marketplaces. Each price is tagged as a street rate (non-discounted) or a web rate (discounted); when a facility shows one price, it counts as both.
Pro+ customers can export the source rate file and reproduce any summary in the app. How rental comps aggregation works
Every facility is reviewed by a trained analyst. We classify each one as drive-up, indoor or indoor multistory using the facility’s website plus aerial and street-level imagery, and measure square footage building by building. A facility is marked climate controlled only when its website, or a third-party listing, states it or prices climate-controlled units. How we measure and classify facilities
We match each facility to its parcel using public parcel records, then research the legal entity that owns it to find the person with real decision-making authority: LLC members or managers, principals, or executives with acquisition authority. Registered agents are not listed as owners. When we can’t verify a contact, we leave the field blank rather than guess. Our ownership verification process
We cross-reference three sources for new self-storage projects: municipal permit records, status updates and meeting minutes gathered by our data partners BuildCentral (BCI) and ConstructConnect; land listed for sale for storage development; and our own research. Each project is matched against our database, its details compared across sources, and reviewed against current satellite and street imagery. Projects are marked operating or cancelled as imagery confirms. We track housing and commercial construction the same way, from conceptual through completion. Storage development site data · Project stages
Demographic and trade area data comes from EASI Analytics, which builds on U.S. Census data with USPS delivery, IRS migration, BLS employment and BEA income data, and refreshes every year. When a block group straddles a trade area boundary, we include it only if its center falls inside, a standard approach that avoids overstating demand. Demographic and trade area data
Brokers upload their own listings straight into TractIQ, including deals from JLL, Matthews, Marcus & Millichap, Argus and leading brokerages across the country. Each listing opens to the occupancy, rates, supply and demand for its trade area. Browse listings
Tell us and we will check it. Customers can flag a facility, owner or project from inside the platform, or email support@tractiq.com. How to submit a data request
From CMBS filings, through our partnership with CRED iQ. These are the occupancy and financial figures borrowers certify to their lenders, covering 4,000+ facilities and $50B+ of assets, monthly since 2017.
We collect street and web rates daily from facility websites and online rental marketplaces, tag them by unit size and amenities, and roll them up to monthly averages. History goes back to 2018 for many facilities.
Each facility is matched to its parcel through public records, and our team researches the entity to find the real decision-maker. If a contact can’t be verified, we leave it blank rather than guess.
From municipal permit records and meeting minutes gathered by BuildCentral and ConstructConnect, land listings for storage development, and our own research, checked against current satellite and street imagery.
Rates, developments, owner data and listings update daily. Occupancy and financials refresh monthly as new filings land. Demographics update yearly. Every number shows its as-of date.
EASI Analytics, which combines Census data with USPS, IRS, BLS and BEA data and refreshes annually.
Book a 30-minute demo and a TractIQ analyst will walk through the facilities, rates, occupancy and pipeline in the trade area you care about.
Book a demoMaintained by the TractIQ research team, led by Taylor Bills, Director of Research. TractIQ is the Official Data Provider of the 2026 Self-Storage Almanac.
