Where should I live? The free US relocation quiz: Find where
your life fits best.

27 this-or-that questions and your housing budget. Every place scored on real housing costs, safety, climate and healthcare data.

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Why Best Life Fit Me

A relocation tool that shows its work

Most "where should I live" tools hand you a score from a black box, often after asking for your email. This one is open, private and honest about trade-offs.

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Open methodology

Every data source, weight and threshold is published, from FBI crime rates to HUD rents. No black-box AI score.

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No sign-up, fully private

No email, no account, no tracking of your answers. Everything is calculated in your browser and stays on your device.

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Shows the trade-offs

Must-haves, "hard to have both" warnings, and a chart of exactly where each place delivers on what matters to you, and where it falls short.

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Real housing numbers

Your budget against what a typical 3-bedroom home actually costs to buy or rent there, plus taxes and the local cost of living.

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The data behind your matches

Public data, not opinions

Every place is scored on official and open datasets. Each number is ranked against all the other places, then weighted by what you tell us matters.

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How it works

Three steps, about three minutes

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Pick a side

27 this-or-that questions, one at a time: big city or small town, rent or own, career first or work to live.

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Say what you need nearby

Tap how much healthcare, schools, safety, sunshine or a big airport matter to you.

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See where you fit

Your top US places on a map, the ways of life that suit you, and exactly how each place delivers.

Ready to see where you fit?

No sign-up. Change any answer and your matches update instantly.

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Rankings

Best places to live in the US

Not ready for the quiz? Browse our rankings, built from the same public data.

Questions

Where should I live?

Where should I live in the US?

It depends on how you want to live. Do you want a big city or a small town? Warm winters or real seasons? Are you renting or buying? The quiz asks 27 this-or-that questions and ranks over 1,100 US cities, suburbs and towns by how well they fit your answers.

How do I decide where to move?

Start with your must-haves, like a housing budget, good hospitals or low crime, then weigh the trade-offs. Best Life Fit Me shows where each place delivers on what matters to you and where it falls short, so you can build a shortlist worth visiting.

What are the best places to live in the US?

There's no single answer, but our all-round ranking scores every place on housing costs, safety, climate, healthcare, jobs and natural disaster risk. You can also browse the cheapest and safest places.

Is the quiz free? Do you need my email?

It's free, with no sign-up and no email. Your answers are saved only in your own browser, and all the matching happens on your device.

Where does the data come from?

From public sources: the US Census, FBI, FEMA, NOAA, NASA, HUD, Zillow, BEA, Medicare and others. See the full methodology.

How long does it take?

About three minutes. You can change any answer afterwards, and your matches update instantly.