You’ll get different information from different people search tools.
The easiest way to see what information a people search provides is to actually do one.
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Information about a person
If you know someone’s name (and preferably city and state), you can enter that information, and the people search tool will list everyone it finds with that name in that city and state. Some people search tools also allow you to search for the owner of a phone number, email address or social media username. Here’s what a typical people search tool is capable of providing for all of these types of searches:
| Free people search tools | Paid people search tool* | |
| Name |  | |
| Current address | | |
| Previous addresses |  Sometimes & usually limited addresses | |
| Email addresses | Sometimes | |
| Landline telephone numbers | | |
| Cell phone numbers | Sometimes | |
| Social media profiles |  | |
| Person’s photo | | |
| Map showing person’s addresses | | |
| Current & previous vehicles | | |
| Names of family members | Often limited names | |
| Names of associates | Sometimes | |
| Names of neighbors | Sometimes | |
| Person’s profile page shows details about relatives, associates & neighbors | Sometimes | |
| Marriage record information | Sometimes | |
| Divorce records | | |
| Ancestry information | | |
| Criminal, traffic & other public police records | | |
| Bankruptcies | | |
| Jobs | | |
| Education | | |
| Assets | | |
| Judgements & liens | | |
| Download PDF of reports | | |
| Monitor person’s records for changes | | |
| Create lists of people searched | | |
| Add notes to reports | | |
| Ad-free | | |
* Information in this column is based on BeenVerified.
Information about an address
Most people search tools also allow you to search by address. Below is a summary of the type of information you may get from a typical free tool versus a typical paid tool.
| Free people search tools | Paid people search tool* | |
| Construction date | | |
| Lot & zoning details | | |
| Property type | | |
| Bedrooms, bathrooms, size & dimensions | | |
| Estimated value & value history | | |
| Property tax | | |
| Deeds & liens | | |
| Possible owners | | |
| Ownership timeline | | |
| Possible residents | | |
| County Assessor & Homeowner Association (HOA) records | | |
| Related properties | | |
| Nearby homes for sale + prices | | |
| Nearby pre-foreclosures | | |
| Neighborhood demographics (property values, renters vs owners, age, income, occupation, education, marital status) | | |
| Natural hazards | | |
| Neighborhood safety (e.g. names, photos & proximity of nearby sex offenders) | | |
| Download PDF of reports | | |
| Monitor property’s records for changes | | |
| Create lists of properties searched | | |
| Add notes to reports | | |
| Ad-free | | |
* Information in this column is based on BeenVerified. NeighborWho also provides the same information and is slightly cheaper, but it doesn’t provide as much information about owners / residents.
Information about a vehicle
Below is a summary of the type of information you may get from a typical free VIN search tool versus BeenVerified (with a paid account).
| Free people search tools | BeenVerified | |
| Vehicle photos | Sometimes | |
| Owner details | | |
| Sale listings | | |
| Accident history | Sometimes | |
| Salvage records | | |
| Theft records | | |
| Title records | | |
| Recalls | Sometimes | |
| Market value | Sometimes | |
| Ownership cost | Sometimes | |
| Vehicle specs | Sometimes | |
| Warranties | Sometimes | |
| Vehicle safety | Sometimes | |
| Download PDF of reports | | |
| Monitor vehicle’s records for changes | | |
| Create lists of vehicles searched | | |
| Add notes to reports | | |
| Ad-free | | |
There’s no guarantee you’ll find the information you’re looking for with the tools discussed in this article. They all source their information from publicly available data sources, such as county, state and federal courts, government departments, and police records, and those sources may contain incorrect or incomplete data. It’s illegal to use these tools to make decisions about employment, admission, consumer credit, insurance, tenant screening, or any other purpose that would require FCRA compliance. Read the Fair Credit Reporting Act to learn more....About this article
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