1. Set the Hillandale geography before reading the totals
A Hillandale result can be interpreted incorrectly if your firm treats the CDP, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, Maryland, and a metropolitan market as interchangeable. They are not the same geographic units. The Census identifies Hillandale as a CDP and records relationships with both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County. Its population estimate is an eligibility and context fact, not evidence that a particular practice area has demand. For an ROI Dashboard, the practical question is whether every city, county, state or service target is named consistently enough to compare. A dashboard cannot make an ambiguous geography precise after the fact.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to show how geographic targets are named in rankings, lead records and source attribution. Decide whether Hillandale should be tracked separately from either county and from broader Maryland targets. Treat any city or county comparison as a measurement decision, not as proof that one location produces more legal work.
