Domicile snapshot

Where the job actually happens.

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Read this first

Scores are a sorting tool, not a verdict. They take public data (home prices, tax rates, school ratings, hospital rankings, published departure counts) and compress it into a 0 to 100 comparison so the tradeoffs show up fast. Use them to narrow the field, then read the sections underneath. Your situation is not the median.

The bases Click a city for the 30,000' look

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What the numbers mean

Every factor is scored 0–100

Each score sits on a fixed national scale, not a curve across the cities on this page. A 45 means the same thing here as it does on any other airline's page, so you can carry a number from one carrier to the next.

Higher is always better for you

Each factor points the same direction. An 88 on housing cost means your money goes further; an 88 on safety means it is safer; an 88 on airport drive means a shorter commute to report.

Fit is a weighted average

With five priorities picked, your #1 counts five times, #2 four times, down to #5 counting once. Only the factors you picked feed the number.

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Order matters: your #1 pick carries the heaviest weight, #2 the next, down to #5. Click a sixth and the oldest pick drops off. Hover any priority to see exactly what that factor measures. Scores compress public data (home prices, tax rates, school outcomes, hospital rankings, published departure counts) and are a sorting tool, not a verdict.

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Before you bid a base

The considerations nobody puts on a pay chart.

This list travels with you. Open any base and work it: the answers change completely between Dallas and Miami.
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Seniority projection

What this base costs you in time.

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Property tax, and what a 100% VA rating does to it

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State authority ↗

Dollar caps are indexed every year and counties assess differently, so treat these as planning figures and confirm with the assessor before you buy. A rating that is expected but not yet awarded is not a basis to stretch on a house.

Living here, or commuting to it

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Staying put is a legitimate choice and a lot of pilots make it. The point is to price it before you sign, not after: the commutability score above is how hard this particular base will be to reach on a Tuesday night.

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Your career, against the clock Planning estimate, not a commitment.

Years after hire is the wrong unit. What you are actually buying is time in a seat before the FAA stops you at 65, and that depends on how old you are on day one.

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Are you commuting to this base?

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The drive above assumes you live here. If you are flying to work instead, that changes the number completely, and it is the single biggest thing people underestimate.

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Where you'd actually live

Set a budget. See what it buys.

Every neighbourhood here trades one thing for another: school district against price, price against how long you sit in the car before report. Set what you can spend and what matters, and the list reorders. Move the map above and the list narrows to that part of the metro.

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What matters about where you live
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No neighbourhoods match right now. Zoom the map out, raise the budget, or pick another area above.

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Prices are typical family-home figures for the neighborhood, not metro medians, and drive times assume no incident on the road. Verify both against current listings before you plan around them.

Schools on the map

Where the good schools actually are.

Round pins are schools, navy for public and red for private. Square pins are neighbourhoods, shaded against the budget you set below. Pan and zoom the map and both lists follow it.

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Top private schools

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Charter and magnet options vary by district: the charter picture is covered in the private and charter section above. School locations come from OpenStreetMap. A hollow pin means the location is approximate, placed at the town centre rather than the campus; the school link always goes to the right place. Ratings reflect published state and national rankings.

Your family's list

Nobody else's checklist is yours.

Every family is carrying something different: a specialist two hours away, a kid who needs an IEP that actually gets followed, a parent you don't want to be a connection away from. Write yours here and hold this base against it.

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Scores sit on a fixed national scale, so they hold their meaning across every carrier. Published estimates as of July 2026: verify before you plan around them.
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Planning estimates only: verify against the current bid package.

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Your pinned bases

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Every bar runs 0 to 100 and higher is always better for you: green is good, yellow is okay, red is the price you are paying. The scale is national and fixed, so these bars mean the same thing on any carrier's page. The written profile always outranks the bar.

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