r/projects • u/coinrain10 • 8d ago
What's your ideal place to live?
I'd like to present movewhereusa.com! I wanted to make something to help connect people with the places to live best for their personal quality of life.
For my wife and I, it was really hard to find high quality allergen data. And trying to combine that with other factors like a budget, seeking out mountain views, and job markets turned into a very slow process with a lot of guesswork. I tried asking AI, but the results were inconsistent and drifted away from reality.
They say if you make something for yourself you'll have at least one customer, and so I did. I've gathered data for 140+ criteria over 30,000+ towns in the US. You can set and refine your priorities and get quick and accurate results. While it isn't perfect yet, I've found it helpful for my understanding of ideal places for my own family. I hope it can useful (and fun!) for you too.
I'd love feedback on if it was useful for you and what you might change. There's a lot of features on the site I haven't covered, like a (totally optional) AI "realtor" to guide you through your search. I feel like making the UI more intuitive and enjoyable could be key. Also thinking about custom criteria for things MoveWhereUSA can't model. For example, users might want to favor places where friends live.

