Stepping Out Housing — HUD inspection scores

HUD-assisted multifamily · 740 N Plymouth St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Latest published score NSPIRE
88 Passing
out of 100 Inspected November 4, 2025

Scores higher than 22% of California’s 2,325 currently scored properties · state median 94

Under NSPIRE, a score below 60 is failing; 60–79 puts a property on a more frequent inspection cycle.

100 80 60 0 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 HUD replaced REAC scoring with NSPIRE in 2023. Scores on either side of this line come from different standards and are not directly comparable. REAC → NSPIRE · 2023 November 1, 2001 — scored 90.72 (REAC (UPCS)) November 17, 2004 — scored 96.56 (REAC (UPCS)) December 21, 2007 — scored 93.15 (REAC (UPCS)) August 26, 2015 — scored 91 (REAC (UPCS)) October 31, 2018 — scored 99a (REAC (UPCS)) November 1, 2021 — scored 95b (REAC (UPCS)) November 4, 2025 — scored 88 (NSPIRE)
Scores as published by HUD. NSPIRE (2023–) and REAC (2000–2023) scores come from different standards and are not directly comparable.
Inspection date Score Standard
November 4, 2025 88 NSPIRE
November 1, 2021 95b REAC (UPCS)
October 31, 2018 99a REAC (UPCS)
August 26, 2015 91 REAC (UPCS)
December 21, 2007 93.15 REAC (UPCS)
November 17, 2004 96.56 REAC (UPCS)
November 1, 2001 90.72 REAC (UPCS)

HUD's published files sample the record: each snapshot carries a property's latest score at publication, so an inspection can be missing between snapshots, and no inspections conducted 2010–2012 appear in any file HUD still publishes. History here is assembled from every file HUD offers.