Looking for feedback: I'm building an Open-Data tool to help choose exactly where to relocate (and cut living costs)
Hey everyone,
After consecutive heatwaves, skyrocketing inflation, and the general rise in housing costs, I realized how difficult it is to find objective data when looking to move. I’m tired of territorial marketing blogs and biased "top places to live" lists that lack real depth and objectivity.
So, I started working on a side-project to fix this using cold, hard data.
The concept: You can either use a classic sidebar with filters and sliders, or simply type your life project in plain text (e.g., "1h max from Paris/London by train, €400k house budget, eco-friendly local government, and low annual rainfall"). An AI parses your prompt to pre-configure the filters, and the interface instantly updates a map with dynamic, overlapping data layers.
I've already started structuring the architecture and data pipelines (starting with France for the MVP, but fully scalable):
- Real Estate: Official transaction history (notary data) + government rental market indexes.
- Weather: Real 24-month historical data via Open-Meteo API (actual days of rain/sunlight, not just general averages).
- Local Politics: Affiliation/political party of the local mayor and council.
- Transit: Actual travel time to the capital (or custom hubs) using real-time railway and transit APIs.
My question to you: Is this an analytical tool you would actually use to shortlist and pick your next destination? What critical criteria or data layer am I currently missing that would make you confident enough to make a move?
PS: Nothing is deployed yet, I am strictly validating the dataset relevance and market interest before coding the UX.