AreaProfile

Find places that fit you.

Say what you need and what you would like, and see which of the 4,196 published cities that have an Area Score fit. Must-haves are limits: a rent ceiling, a winter floor, no hurricane risk. Priorities only move places up the list. The Area Score is AreaProfile’s own standardized weighting; Your Score reflects yours.

Not sure which limits to set? See what each one does to the map — some remove a few percent of cities, some most of them.

What matters to you?

Preferences move places up the list. They never remove one.

Must-haves

Limits on the figures themselves. A place that misses one is out, however well it scores.

Loading the figures behind these limits…

Housing

Enter an income or a cap to limit rent. Rent here is the HUD Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom.

Climate
Work, schools and safety
Leave out places at elevated or high risk of

FEMA National Risk Index ratings. Most places carry an elevated rating for at least one hazard, so pick only the ones that would rule a place out for you.

Your best matches

All dimensions weighted equally
4,196 places match. Showing 20. Ranked by Best match for you; first is Waunakee, WI.

1
Waunakee, WI
Lower physical risk 97 · Airport access 97 · Schools 96
84
Your Score
84
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 57, the weakest dimension in this profile.

2
Tega Cay, SC
Airport access 97 · Schools 95 · Affordable housing 92
84
Your Score
83
Area Score

Watch: growth and development scores 72, the weakest dimension in this profile.

3
Whitestown, IN
Airport access 92 · Economic stability 87 · Lower physical risk 85
84
Your Score
83
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 68, the weakest dimension in this profile.

4
Bentonville, AR
Airport access 98 · Jobs and earnings 94 · Affordable housing 93
83
Your Score
84
Area Score

Watch: lower physical risk scores 58, the weakest dimension in this profile.

5
Francisville, KY
Airport access 99 · Affordable housing 92 · Schools 85
83
Your Score
82
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 69, the weakest dimension in this profile.

6
Avon Lake, OH
Airport access 99 · Lower physical risk 96 · Affordable housing 87
82
Your Score
81
Area Score

Watch: growth and development scores 61, the weakest dimension in this profile.

7
Grimes, IA
Airport access 93 · Affordable housing 91 · Lower physical risk 85
82
Your Score
81
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 59, the weakest dimension in this profile.

8
Ardmore, PA
Airport access 100 · Schools 98 · Lower physical risk 91
82
Your Score
82
Area Score

Watch: growth and development scores 56, the weakest dimension in this profile.

9
Kearney, MO
Schools 91 · Airport access 91 · Lower physical risk 83
82
Your Score
82
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 66, the weakest dimension in this profile.

10
Morrisville, NC
Airport access 97 · Schools 88 · Affordable housing 87
81
Your Score
81
Area Score

Watch: economic stability scores 70, the weakest dimension in this profile.

11
Nolensville, TN
Schools 99 · Airport access 97 · Jobs and earnings 88
81
Your Score
80
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 71, the weakest dimension in this profile.

12
New Albany, OH
Airport access 99 · Affordable housing 93 · Jobs and earnings 86
81
Your Score
81
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 68, the weakest dimension in this profile.

13
Zionsville, IN
Airport access 91 · Schools 85 · Jobs and earnings 85
81
Your Score
81
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 68, the weakest dimension in this profile.

14
Avon, OH
Airport access 99 · Lower physical risk 96 · Economic stability 81
81
Your Score
80
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 68, the weakest dimension in this profile.

15
Franklin Park, PA
Airport access 98 · Schools 91 · Jobs and earnings 86
81
Your Score
80
Area Score

Watch: growth and development scores 57, the weakest dimension in this profile.

16
Allison Park, PA
Airport access 95 · Schools 94 · Affordable housing 84
81
Your Score
80
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 64, the weakest dimension in this profile.

17
Lowell, AR
Airport access 98 · Schools 93 · Jobs and earnings 85
81
Your Score
80
Area Score

Watch: lower physical risk scores 58, the weakest dimension in this profile.

18
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Airport access 100 · Schools 96 · Lower physical risk 91
81
Your Score
82
Area Score

Watch: growth and development scores 56, the weakest dimension in this profile.

19
Ankeny, IA
Airport access 94 · Lower physical risk 89 · Schools 86
81
Your Score
80
Area Score

Watch: comfortable climate scores 59, the weakest dimension in this profile.

20
Fort Mill, SC
Airport access 96 · Schools 92 · Jobs and earnings 92
80
Your Score
81
Area Score

Watch: affordable housing scores 63, the weakest dimension in this profile.

Your Score weights the dimensions you selected at double the others. The Area Score is never changed by your preferences. marks a figure that belongs to the county or metro area that contains the city, not the city itself; unemployment and school figures are often published only at that level. Both scores are explained on the methodology page. Everything here is filtered in your browser; nothing you enter is sent to AreaProfile.