HomeFinder: find where you would love to live, work or travel

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HomeFinder ranks 31,538 towns and cities in 101 countries on what it is actually like to be there: the weather, the landscape, things to do, what it costs and how well connected it is. Tell it what you are looking for in four taps and it explains every suggestion in plain words, with the numbers behind it.

For moving, renting, remote work, retiring or travel

• Move and live: places that suit your climate, landscape and way of life.
• Work remotely: fast measured broadband, flights out, sensible living costs, your time zone.
• Rent: affordable housing and everyday services nearby.
• Travel: pick your months and see where the weather, rain and festivals suit you then.
• Retire: mild winters, health care within reach, calm and safe.
• Buy a home: an optional budget and size filter, and whether a foreigner may buy there at all.

What it compares

• Climate: summer heat, warm nights, winters, rain and sunshine, month by month.
• Landscape: coast and beaches, mountains, lakes and rivers, highlands, forests and national parks, flat open country.
• Culture and events: museums, theatre and live music, and 333 major festivals, from Primavera Sound and Las Fallas to the Edinburgh Fringe and Fuji Rock.
• Costs: cost of living against your home country, housing costs, heating and cooling bills.
• Connections: drive time to airports, public transport, distance to cities, flight time home.
• Quality of life: broadband speed, air quality, safety, local services, skiing, and living with a dog.

Open data, shown honestly

Built from open sources: WorldClim and ERA5 climate data, OpenStreetMap, Ookla speed tests, World Bank price levels, CAMS air quality and UNODC safety figures. Estimates are labelled as estimates, and anything not measured is left out rather than guessed. Free, with no sign-up and no tracking; everything runs in your browser.