How it works

Every place in the dataset carries a score from 0 to 1 on each criterion below, computed from public data or researched with a dated source. Your sliders decide how much each criterion counts. The result is a weighted average, shown out of 100, plus a few bonus points for the things you asked for. Nothing is computed by an AI at the moment you ask; the data is built in advance and checked, so two people with the same settings get the same answer.

The 15 criteria and their default weights

Grouped the way the sliders group them. A slider at Off removes its group, Must doubles it.

Water & foodRain, rivers, soil you can grow on

Water supply12 of 112
Watershed integrity8 of 112
Food capacity11 of 112

Climate safetyHeat, storms, fire, flood, quakes

Extreme weather8 of 112
Wildfire + flood8 of 112
50‑yr climate trajectory7 of 112
Geological hazard4 of 112

Off-grid energySun, wind, wood, water

Energy self‑sufficiency7 of 112

Out of the line of fireStable country, far from targets

Stability / rule of law10 of 112
Strategic exposurecomputing now, live this week8 of 112

CostPrice per acre, taxes, paperwork

Price per acre10 of 112
Holding costsdepends on your passport4 of 112
Ownership ease (US citizen)depends on your passport8 of 112

Access & careA real hospital within reach

Hospital distance4 of 112

Room to breatheFew neighbours, low pressure

Population pressure3 of 112

Passports

Who may buy rural land, and what it costs to hold, depends on your citizenship. Each place carries a block of ownership rules per passport. Where that block is missing for your passport, the two ownership criteria drop out of the weighting and the card says so, rather than guessing. Supported today: United States. Coming this week: Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, and the EU and EEA, which count as one group because their citizens may buy in any member state on local terms, with a few national exceptions noted per country. After that: Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Israel, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina.

Bonuses

Pick up to five. Each adds up to 6 points to a place that has it, scaled by how strongly it has it. Available now: Surf. Being computed: Firearm-friendly, Off-grid legal, Path to residency, Hunting & fishing, Self-reliant community, Low taxes, Ski, Ocean within 1h, Mountains, Warm winters, English spoken, Airport within 2h.

Where the data comes from

Water and food. WRI Aqueduct water stress, FAO GAEZ crop suitability, PRISM and ERA5 precipitation, USDA SSURGO soils (US).
Climate and hazards. FEMA National Risk Index (US), ThinkHazard, GEM seismic hazard, CMIP6 projections for the 50-year trajectory.
Energy. Global Solar Atlas, Global Wind Atlas, hydro and biomass potential from national inventories.
Stability and exposure. World Bank governance indicators, WJP rule of law, Fragile States Index, Global Peace Index, ACLED conflict events, defence installations, IAEA reactor registry, prevailing winds from ERA5.
People and care. WorldPop density, GeoNames cities, national hospital registries (CMS in the US).
Land and ownership. Researched per region with a source and date on every figure: price ranges, holding costs, who may buy, the paperwork.

Limits, honestly

The dataset holds 30 regions today, as of 2026-11-02, chosen for a temperate, water-rich, politically stable profile. It is growing to 120 to 150 regions across about 40 countries, then to US counties.
Prices are indicative ranges from recent listings and official statistics, not offers. Some are estimates and are marked as such.
Ownership rules change. Canada, Australia, Argentina, Japan and Brazil all moved in 2025 and 2026. Every rule carries a date; check it before you act.
This is not legal, financial or immigration advice. It is a way to shortlist places worth a real conversation with a local lawyer.