CityLivably Blog

Original guides on choosing where to live, built on open World Bank, WorldClim and USGS/FEMA data.

Where should you live? A data-driven way to decide

Gut feeling is a bad way to pick a city. Here's a framework that weighs the three things t…

Best cities for digital nomads in 2026

Nomad rankings usually ignore weather and disaster risk. Ours doesn't — here's the best mi…

How natural-disaster risk should affect where you live

Earthquakes, floods, storms and wildfires shape insurance cost, property value and safety.…

The cheapest cities to live in (and how we measure cost)

'Cheap' should mean real purchasing power, not a guess. Here's how we price cost of living…

Moving abroad: what really changes about your cost of living

The same lifestyle costs wildly different amounts by country. Here's what drives the gap —…

Finding your ideal climate: the best weather to live in

Climate shapes daily happiness and energy bills. Here's how we score it from real data — a…