City matcher
Start with
what matters.
Set your priorities, then explore places whose public-data profiles best align. This is a transparent sorting tool, not a recommendation.
Your priorities
Tune the signal.
Move each preference from off to high priority. Results update in your browser and can be shared with the URL.
Your matches
Places to explore.
How it works
A visible formula.
For every active preference, City Atlas normalizes each covered place against the current directory, then applies your priority weight. The result is a relative match score, not an absolute grade.
Results do not account for schools, safety, health care, taxes, or live housing availability. Use profiles and primary sources to investigate any place further.
Data used in this matcher
- Affordable homes: American Community Survey, 2020-2024 ACS 5-year; Census place geography.
- Household income: American Community Survey, 2020-2024 ACS 5-year; Census place geography.
- Warmer climate: NOAA Climate Normals, 1991-2020; Nearest qualifying station geography.
- More room: Census Population Estimates and TIGERweb, 2025; Census place geography.
- Shorter commute: American Community Survey, 2020-2024 ACS 5-year; Census place geography.
- Transit access: American Community Survey, 2020-2024 ACS 5-year; Census place geography.