Everything HotCiti does

From “where should we go?” to a front door.

Every tool on HotCiti exists for one reason: so you can know a town before you move there. Here is each one, and what it looks like in use.

Find

Find towns that fit, including ones you've never heard of.

Describe the life you want
No filters or drop-downs. Write what matters in your own words, like the weather, the budget, the schools or the pace, and HotCiti searches nearly 20,000 U.S. towns for the ones that fit.
- Plain-English search, as long or short as you like
- A match score for every town
- Surfaces small towns most people never consider
Describe what you want
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Small mountain town, good schools, under $450k
Checked 19,495 towns · 3 strong matches
- Sandpoint, ID94% match
- Hood River, OR91% match
- Bozeman, MT86% match
See why each town matched
Every result explains itself: what fits, and where it falls short. Then nudge the search with one tap when you want it cheaper, warmer or closer to a city.
- A clear checklist for each match
- Honest partial matches, not just the good news
- Refine chips that re-run the search
Try a search
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Sandpoint, Idaho
Pop. 8,600 · Bonner County
A-
Why it matched
- Mountains and a lake within 10 minutes
- Typical home around $430k
- Schools solid, not top of the state
Refine
CheaperWarmer wintersCloser to a city
Updating matches for warmer winters…
Best towns for people like you
Not sure where to begin? Start from ranked lists built around real lives, like remote workers, young families, retirees or outdoor lovers.
- Ranked lists with grades
- Each town links to its full report
- A starting point, not a final answer
Browse the lists
hotciti.com/best-towns/remote-workers
Best towns for
Remote workers
1. 1Bend, ORA
2. 2Chattanooga, TNA-
3. 3Boise, IDA-
4. 4Asheville, NCB+
5. 5Missoula, MTB+

Know

Know a town honestly, before you book a flight.

An honest report card
Every town is graded in plain English across safety, schools, jobs, housing, outdoors and more. The C's show up too, so nothing surprises you after you've moved.
- Letter grades you can read at a glance
- Weak spots called out, not hidden
- Short notes explaining each grade
See a sample report
hotciti.com/town/boise-id
Boise, Idaho
Report card
- ASafety
- A-Schools
- AOutdoors
- B+Jobs
- C+Housing
Walk the streets and see real prices
Look around the town in live Google Street View, right in the report, with median home value and rent from the U.S. Census Bureau beside it.
- Live Street View panorama
- Median home value and rent
- Sources named on every number
Look around Boise
Take a drive-by tour
Google Maps finds the places locals point visitors to, AI picks the handful that say the most about everyday life, and then you drive past each one in Street View. It's like the scouting trip, without the plane ticket.
- Downtown, parks and landmarks, in driving order
- A car on the map follows the real route
- Pause, skip or jump to any stop
Drive through Boise
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Stop 2 of 6Hyde Park
1. 1The Grove Plaza
2. 2Hyde Park
3. 3Boise Whitewater Park
Local history and the latest news
Search the live web for how a town began and what's happening there now. Results read like Google, with the source, a linked headline and the date. A search only runs when you ask for one.
- History and Latest news tabs
- Real links only, never invented stories
- Search your own topic, like flooding or schools
Read about Boise
hotciti.com/town/boise-id
HistoryLatest news
Search Boise history Searching the web…
City of Boise
History of Boise: from fort to capital
Founded 1863
Idaho Statesman
How the 1950s shaped downtown Boise
Feature
Idaho State Historical Society
The Oregon Trail through the Boise Valley
Archive
Videos of the town
Walking tours, drone flyovers and honest takes from people who live there, pulled from YouTube so you can get the feel of a place from your couch.
- Videos about that specific town
- Open any video on YouTube in one tap
Watch Boise
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Videos of Boise
- Downtown Boise walking tour
- Living in Boise: honest pros and cons
- Boise River Greenbelt by bike
- Foothills trails at sunrise
Reviews from people who live there
Read what residents and recent movers actually say, and leave your own once you've lived somewhere.
- Star ratings and written reviews
- Written by real visitors and residents
Read reviews
hotciti.com/town/boise-id
From residents
4.4
- Lived here 6 years
  The Greenbelt alone is worth it. Summers get hot, but evenings are perfect.
- Moved from Seattle
  Friendly and easy. Housing isn't the bargain it was in 2019.

Decide

Decide together, with the same facts in front of everyone.

Compare your finalists side by side
Put towns next to each other across the same categories, with the stronger number marked, so the conversation at the kitchen table is about what matters, not who has which tab open.
- Same categories for every town
- Real numbers from public data
- The better value highlighted
Compare towns
hotciti.com/compare
CategoryBoiseBozeman
- Median rent$1,446$1,717
- Median home$484k$612k
- WintersBC+
- OutdoorsAA+
- Things to doA-A-
Cost of living calculator
Find out what your salary is really worth somewhere else, broken down by housing, groceries and getting around.
- Salary equivalent between any two cities
- Category-by-category breakdown
Run the numbers
hotciti.com/tools/cost-of-living-calculator
You earn in Austin, TX
$85,000
Feels the same in Boise, ID
$76,900
- Housing62%
- Groceries90%
- Transport84%
Save towns to your account
Heart a town to keep it on your shortlist. Make a free account and your saved towns and reviews follow you to any device.
- One-tap saving, even before signing up
- Guest saves move into your account automatically
Create a free account
hotciti.com/account
Sandpoint, Idaho
A- overall · 94% match
Saved to your account
Your saved towns
Sandpoint, ID
Boise, ID
Bend, OR

Move

Go from a town to a front door.

Homes for sale in the town
When a town feels right, see what's on the market there today and open any listing on Zillow, Redfin or Realtor.com.
- Current listings with price, beds and baths
- One tap to the listing site you already use
See homes in Sandpoint
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For sale in Sandpoint
- $415,0003 bd · 2 ba · 1,640 sqftZillow
- $449,9004 bd · 2 ba · 2,010 sqftRedfin
- $398,5003 bd · 1 ba · 1,320 sqftRealtor.com

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Find towns that fit, including ones you've never heard of.

Describe the life you want

No filters or drop-downs. Write what matters in your own words, like the weather, the budget, the schools or the pace, and HotCiti searches nearly 20,000 U.S. towns for the ones that fit.

Plain-English search, as long or short as you like
A match score for every town
Surfaces small towns most people never consider

Describe what you want

See why each town matched

Every result explains itself: what fits, and where it falls short. Then nudge the search with one tap when you want it cheaper, warmer or closer to a city.

A clear checklist for each match
Honest partial matches, not just the good news
Refine chips that re-run the search

Try a search

Best towns for people like you

Not sure where to begin? Start from ranked lists built around real lives, like remote workers, young families, retirees or outdoor lovers.

Ranked lists with grades
Each town links to its full report
A starting point, not a final answer

Browse the lists

Know a town honestly, before you book a flight.

An honest report card

Every town is graded in plain English across safety, schools, jobs, housing, outdoors and more. The C's show up too, so nothing surprises you after you've moved.

Letter grades you can read at a glance
Weak spots called out, not hidden
Short notes explaining each grade

See a sample report

Walk the streets and see real prices

Look around the town in live Google Street View, right in the report, with median home value and rent from the U.S. Census Bureau beside it.

Live Street View panorama
Median home value and rent
Sources named on every number

Look around Boise

Take a drive-by tour

Google Maps finds the places locals point visitors to, AI picks the handful that say the most about everyday life, and then you drive past each one in Street View. It's like the scouting trip, without the plane ticket.

Downtown, parks and landmarks, in driving order
A car on the map follows the real route
Pause, skip or jump to any stop

Drive through Boise

Local history and the latest news

Search the live web for how a town began and what's happening there now. Results read like Google, with the source, a linked headline and the date. A search only runs when you ask for one.

History and Latest news tabs
Real links only, never invented stories
Search your own topic, like flooding or schools

Read about Boise

Videos of the town

Walking tours, drone flyovers and honest takes from people who live there, pulled from YouTube so you can get the feel of a place from your couch.

Videos about that specific town
Open any video on YouTube in one tap

Watch Boise

Reviews from people who live there

Read what residents and recent movers actually say, and leave your own once you've lived somewhere.

Star ratings and written reviews
Written by real visitors and residents

Read reviews

Decide together, with the same facts in front of everyone.

Compare your finalists side by side

Put towns next to each other across the same categories, with the stronger number marked, so the conversation at the kitchen table is about what matters, not who has which tab open.

Same categories for every town
Real numbers from public data
The better value highlighted

Compare towns

Cost of living calculator

Find out what your salary is really worth somewhere else, broken down by housing, groceries and getting around.

Salary equivalent between any two cities
Category-by-category breakdown

Run the numbers

Save towns to your account

Heart a town to keep it on your shortlist. Make a free account and your saved towns and reviews follow you to any device.

One-tap saving, even before signing up
Guest saves move into your account automatically

Create a free account

Go from a town to a front door.

Homes for sale in the town

When a town feels right, see what's on the market there today and open any listing on Zillow, Redfin or Realtor.com.

Current listings with price, beds and baths
One tap to the listing site you already use

See homes in Sandpoint