Every US county, measured against the life you actually want.
Moving somewhere new is a big goal made of small, boring, countable things — the deposit, the income you need to clear rent, the months of cushion. Hestia's Atlas keeps them in one place, built on published government data for 3,000+ US counties.
Start with a county you already know.
Enter a county to see what metrics we focus on. Compare our metrics to metrics you believe to be true. We provide links to where we get our data so you can double check anything that doesn't make sense.
How it works
Why it's called Hestia's Atlas
When a Greek city founded a colony, the settlers didn't just pack and leave. They took fire from the mother city's hearth — the sacred flame of Hestia, goddess of hearth and home — carried it the whole way, and used it to light the first hearth of the new settlement. The ritual said something the checklist never does: a move done right isn't leaving home. It's carrying your flame somewhere new.
Atlasholds the sphere — he's in our logo, carrying the heavens. Hestia keeps the flame. This product is the map between hearths: where your fire burns now, and every county where it could burn next. That's why progress here glows amber— it's a flame colour, and the thing it measures is how ready you are to carry yours.
Updated on different clocks
Living data does not all move at the same speed. Each metric shows where it comes from and how often it refreshes.
| Metric | Source & cadence |
|---|---|
| Median Household Income | US Census ACS 5-year · updated yearly |
| Median Home Value | US Census ACS 5-year · updated yearly |
| Median Gross Rent | US Census ACS 5-year · updated yearly |
| Home Price-to-Income Ratio | Derived from Census ACS 5-year (homeValue ÷ income) |
| Rent Burden | Derived from Census ACS 5-year ((rent × 12) ÷ income) |
| Unemployment Rate | Census ACS baseline · BLS LAUS latest monthly for pinned counties |
| Mean Commute Time | US Census ACS 5-year · updated yearly |
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher | US Census ACS 5-year · updated yearly |
| Population | US Census ACS 5-year · updated yearly |
| Life Expectancy | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · CDC data |
| Premature Death Rate | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) |
| Poor or Fair Health | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · BRFSS |
| Adult Obesity Rate | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) |
| Adult Smoking Rate | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · BRFSS |
| Physical Inactivity Rate | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) |
| Uninsured Rate | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · Census SAHIE |
| Diabetes Prevalence | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · CDC |
| Child Poverty Rate | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · Census SAIPE |
| Income Inequality | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · Census ACS |
| Health Index | Derived from County Health Rankings 2024 |
| Injury Deaths | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · CDC NCHS |
| Food Insecurity | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · Feeding America |
| Child Care Cost Burden | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · DOL + Census SAIPE |
| Child Care Centers | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · HRSA + state licensing |
| Broadband Access | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · Census ACS |
| Natural Hazard Risk | FEMA National Risk Index 2023 |
| Wildfire Risk | FEMA National Risk Index 2023 |
| Hurricane Risk | FEMA National Risk Index 2023 |
| Tornado Risk | FEMA National Risk Index 2023 |
| Earthquake Risk | FEMA National Risk Index 2023 |
| Flood Risk | FEMA National Risk Index 2023 |
| K-12 Education Index | Derived from County Health Rankings 2024 |
| High School Graduation Rate | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · NCES EDFacts |
| School Segregation Index | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · Stanford CREDO |
| 3rd-Grade Reading Scores | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · Stanford Education Data Archive |
| 3rd-Grade Math Scores | County Health Rankings 2024 (CHR/RWJF) · Stanford Education Data Archive |
| Higher Education Index | Derived from US Census ACS 5-year |
| Graduate Degree Rate | US Census ACS 5-year (DP02) · updated yearly |
| College Enrollment Rate | US Census ACS 5-year (DP02) · updated yearly |
| Good Air Quality Days | EPA AQS Annual AQI by County 2023 |
| Median Air Quality Index | EPA AQS Annual AQI by County 2023 |