Observed arrival · 2026-09-07
Locationistics: Rank Places by Your Own Priorities
An interactive tool that re-ranks 103 US metros according to your preferences for climate, schools, safety, affordability, jobs, and other factors.
Field notes
Users begin with a family-oriented weighting and can drag any factor to zero, then constrain the results by price, population, region, or state. The interface combines 14 factors, including school sports and recruiting, faith community, self-employment health, and healthcare access—details that make it more opinionated than a standard cost-of-living calculator. Each metro exposes its strongest and weakest scoring dimensions alongside typical home value and population.
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