Find the Best City or Town for Your Budget, Lifestyle, and Future
Search any US city or town to see cost of living, housing prices, job market, schools, crime, and weather — along with the tradeoffs each place involves.
What CityMove is
A relocation planner, not just a city database
CityMove puts cost of living, housing, jobs, schools, crime, climate, and lifestyle data for hundreds of US cities and towns in one place — then gives you the calculators and guided tools to turn that data into a decision instead of a spreadsheet you have to build yourself.
It's built for anyone weighing a move: chasing a job offer, moving closer to family, retiring somewhere cheaper or warmer, going remote, buying a first home, downsizing, or simply asking whether somewhere else might fit the life you want better than where you are now.
The relocation questions CityMove helps answer
- “Is it actually cheaper to live there?” — compare cost of living and equivalent salaries between any two cities.
- “Can I afford to buy or rent there?” — estimate an affordable home price and monthly payment for a destination city.
- “Which cities match what I care about?” — rank what matters and get a scored shortlist from the Find a City quiz and Match Score.
- “How do my top choices actually compare?” — put two to four cities side by side, category by category.
- “What will the move cost and how do I plan it?” — moving-cost and commute-cost calculators plus a phased moving checklist.
- “Is a city right for my stage of life?” — retirement, family, and remote-work lenses on top of the same data.
Why use CityMove instead of separate tools
You can find a cost-of-living calculator, a mortgage estimator, and a school-ratings site separately — but their numbers won't line up, and nothing ties them to the same cities you're considering. Every CityMove tool draws on the same underlying data model, so a city's figures stay consistent whether you see them on its profile, in a comparison, in a calculator, or in a guide. The four pillars — Discover, Compare, Plan, Explore — sequence those tools the way a move actually unfolds, so you move from “where could I go” to “here's my plan” without rebuilding your research at every step.
How CityMove works
Four steps, in order: Discover, Compare, Plan, Explore
Each pillar has its own hub page with every related tool and guide — move through them in sequence, or jump straight to the one you need.
Quick tools
15 calculators and lookup tools
Free to use, no account required. Results are estimates based on the data available for each location — confirm specifics locally before deciding.
Where should I move?
Rank what matters and get matched
Rank up to 14 factors by how much they matter to you. We score cities against your weighting and show your top 10 matches, including where each one falls short.
Take the City Match QuizHead to head
Popular city comparisons
Explore by goal
Browse cities by what you're weighing
Featured profiles
Frequently viewed city profiles
Not a ranking — these are simply among the most-searched cities on CityMove.
92% matchRaleigh, NC
Warm, humid summers; mild winters
- Population
- 476,587
- Median home
- $439,000
- Median rent
- $1,540/mo
- Cost of living
- 98 / 100 avg
88% matchTampa, FL
Hot, tropical, sunny year-round
- Population
- 403,364
- Median home
- $409,000
- Median rent
- $1,720/mo
- Cost of living
- 103 / 100 avg
85% matchDenver, CO
Sunny, dry, four distinct seasons
- Population
- 715,522
- Median home
- $585,000
- Median rent
- $1,820/mo
- Cost of living
- 110 / 100 avg
90% matchAustin, TX
Hot summers, mild winters, sunny
- Population
- 979,882
- Median home
- $549,000
- Median rent
- $1,680/mo
- Cost of living
- 106 / 100 avg
AI guidance
Talk through the decision with the AI Advisor and Copilot
When you're not sure where to start — or you want the tradeoffs explained in plain language instead of a table — CityMove's AI tools weigh what you've said matters and walk you through it.
AI Relocation Advisor
A conversational guide. Describe your situation in your own words — a job offer, a budget, a climate preference — and get specific city recommendations with match scores, the tradeoffs each involves, estimated housing affordability, the salary you'd need, and a cost-of-living comparison to where you are now.
Ask the AdvisorRelocation Copilot
A guided four-step flow: tell it why you're moving, share what matters, get recommendations with both a Match Score and a Move Confidence Score that shows how ready your plan is, then build a Move Dashboard with saved cities and next steps. Everything stays in your browser — no account required.
Open the CopilotHow they fit alongside the calculators: the calculators answer one precise question — what you can afford, or the cost-of-living gap between two places. The Advisor and Copilot weigh everything you've said about your priorities and explain the tradeoffs in plain language, so they're best when you're still narrowing down, and the calculators are best once you've picked a city and need a hard number. Match scores, prices, and climate notes from both are planning estimates — confirm the specifics locally before you decide.
Data sources & limits
What's real data and what's estimated
Population, area, and location come from public sources. Cost, jobs, schools, and crime figures are modeled estimates for planning. See how, and when each was last updated.
Get a side-by-side summary of your saved cities
Save cities as you browse and we'll email a comparison summary of the cost, housing, and climate differences. No account required.
Find the Best City or Town for Your Budget, Lifestyle, and Future
Search any US city or town to see cost of living, housing prices, job market, schools, crime, and weather — along with the tradeoffs each place involves.
What CityMove is
A relocation planner, not just a city database
CityMove puts cost of living, housing, jobs, schools, crime, climate, and lifestyle data for hundreds of US cities and towns in one place — then gives you the calculators and guided tools to turn that data into a decision instead of a spreadsheet you have to build yourself.
It's built for anyone weighing a move: chasing a job offer, moving closer to family, retiring somewhere cheaper or warmer, going remote, buying a first home, downsizing, or simply asking whether somewhere else might fit the life you want better than where you are now.
The relocation questions CityMove helps answer
- “Is it actually cheaper to live there?” — compare cost of living and equivalent salaries between any two cities.
- “Can I afford to buy or rent there?” — estimate an affordable home price and monthly payment for a destination city.
- “Which cities match what I care about?” — rank what matters and get a scored shortlist from the Find a City quiz and Match Score.
- “How do my top choices actually compare?” — put two to four cities side by side, category by category.
- “What will the move cost and how do I plan it?” — moving-cost and commute-cost calculators plus a phased moving checklist.
- “Is a city right for my stage of life?” — retirement, family, and remote-work lenses on top of the same data.
Why use CityMove instead of separate tools
You can find a cost-of-living calculator, a mortgage estimator, and a school-ratings site separately — but their numbers won't line up, and nothing ties them to the same cities you're considering. Every CityMove tool draws on the same underlying data model, so a city's figures stay consistent whether you see them on its profile, in a comparison, in a calculator, or in a guide. The four pillars — Discover, Compare, Plan, Explore — sequence those tools the way a move actually unfolds, so you move from “where could I go” to “here's my plan” without rebuilding your research at every step.
How CityMove works
Four steps, in order: Discover, Compare, Plan, Explore
Each pillar has its own hub page with every related tool and guide — move through them in sequence, or jump straight to the one you need.
Quick tools
15 calculators and lookup tools
Free to use, no account required. Results are estimates based on the data available for each location — confirm specifics locally before deciding.
Where should I move?
Rank what matters and get matched
Rank up to 14 factors by how much they matter to you. We score cities against your weighting and show your top 10 matches, including where each one falls short.
Take the City Match QuizHead to head
Popular city comparisons
Explore by goal
Browse cities by what you're weighing
Featured profiles
Frequently viewed city profiles
Not a ranking — these are simply among the most-searched cities on CityMove.
92% matchRaleigh, NC
Warm, humid summers; mild winters
- Population
- 476,587
- Median home
- $439,000
- Median rent
- $1,540/mo
- Cost of living
- 98 / 100 avg
88% matchTampa, FL
Hot, tropical, sunny year-round
- Population
- 403,364
- Median home
- $409,000
- Median rent
- $1,720/mo
- Cost of living
- 103 / 100 avg
85% matchDenver, CO
Sunny, dry, four distinct seasons
- Population
- 715,522
- Median home
- $585,000
- Median rent
- $1,820/mo
- Cost of living
- 110 / 100 avg
90% matchAustin, TX
Hot summers, mild winters, sunny
- Population
- 979,882
- Median home
- $549,000
- Median rent
- $1,680/mo
- Cost of living
- 106 / 100 avg
AI guidance
Talk through the decision with the AI Advisor and Copilot
When you're not sure where to start — or you want the tradeoffs explained in plain language instead of a table — CityMove's AI tools weigh what you've said matters and walk you through it.
AI Relocation Advisor
A conversational guide. Describe your situation in your own words — a job offer, a budget, a climate preference — and get specific city recommendations with match scores, the tradeoffs each involves, estimated housing affordability, the salary you'd need, and a cost-of-living comparison to where you are now.
Ask the AdvisorRelocation Copilot
A guided four-step flow: tell it why you're moving, share what matters, get recommendations with both a Match Score and a Move Confidence Score that shows how ready your plan is, then build a Move Dashboard with saved cities and next steps. Everything stays in your browser — no account required.
Open the CopilotHow they fit alongside the calculators: the calculators answer one precise question — what you can afford, or the cost-of-living gap between two places. The Advisor and Copilot weigh everything you've said about your priorities and explain the tradeoffs in plain language, so they're best when you're still narrowing down, and the calculators are best once you've picked a city and need a hard number. Match scores, prices, and climate notes from both are planning estimates — confirm the specifics locally before you decide.
Data sources & limits
What's real data and what's estimated
Population, area, and location come from public sources. Cost, jobs, schools, and crime figures are modeled estimates for planning. See how, and when each was last updated.
Get a side-by-side summary of your saved cities
Save cities as you browse and we'll email a comparison summary of the cost, housing, and climate differences. No account required.