Rankings you can audit.
Most "best places" lists hide their formula. Ours shows it, and lets you change it.
Best places to live
Ranked by the Citytistics Index (CTX) by default. Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the list re-ranks.
Most affordable places
Ranked by rent and home prices relative to what households here earn.
Safest places
Ranked by reported violent crime per 100,000 residents.
Best small towns
Places under 50,000 people, ranked by the Citytistics Index (CTX) by default.
Fastest-growing cities
Ranked by growth: population growth since 2020 and yearly income growth, measured for each place itself.
Where your paycheck goes furthest
Ranked by what the median household has left after the median rent, with every other price set to the US average.
Where pay is outrunning rent
Ranked by yearly income growth minus yearly rent growth across the last five Census survey releases.
Most affordable places in 2030
Ranked by projected 2030 rent and home values against projected 2030 household income: where today's trends leave a typical household with the most room.
Where home values are rising fastest
Ranked by the projected yearly growth of the median home value from the latest Census survey to 2030.
Best places for families
Ranked on rent and home prices against pay, class sizes, homeownership, household size and poverty.