Changelog

What we shipped.

New features in PickYourPlace, newest first. Each entry links to the page where you can try it.

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  1. Use with AI

    PickYourPlace is now in ChatGPT Plugins

    Install PickYourPlace from ChatGPT Plugins to research and compare Canadian neighbourhoods with sourced evidence, without developer mode.

  2. Explore

    Research Montréal and Québec City neighbourhoods

    Montréal and Québec City join our coverage, and the companion, Ask and reports now answer in French.

  3. Ask

    Ask a question from the homepage

    Start an Ask conversation on the homepage and get answers from local evidence before you create an account.

  4. Use with AI

    Bring PickYourPlace into your own AI tools

    Research and compare places with PickYourPlace’s data, in-house scores, analysis tools, and sources inside your own compatible AI assistant.

  5. Data

    Methodology pages for every score

    Seven methodology pages now explain what each of our five lens scores measures, which public sources it uses, how it is computed and what it cannot tell you.

  6. Companion

    Companion: five questions to a neighbourhood shortlist

    The Companion at /companion asks five questions about your move and returns a shortlist of neighbourhoods, each with the reasons it fits and the trade-offs, with no account needed to start.

  7. 3D tours

    See the surroundings in a 3D neighbourhood tour

    Tours brings real places and neighbourhood evidence into a cinematic flythrough, with property tours added later.

  8. Data

    Explore neighbourhood profiles, comparisons, and relocation guides

    Public profiles and guides bring neighbourhood evidence into discovery before you generate a report.

  9. Analyze

    Keep, share, and print your property research

    Saved reports, sharing controls, and print layouts help your research travel beyond a browser session.

  10. Match Quiz

    Find a starting shortlist with Match Quiz

    Match Quiz turns your answers into starting places to investigate and now carries them into Companion.

  11. Explore

    Research Toronto neighbourhoods with PickYourPlace

    Toronto joins our city coverage, extending neighbourhood research into Ontario.

  12. Explore

    Check designated schools, not just nearby schools

    Catchment evidence helps distinguish the school designated for an address from schools nearby.

  13. Explore

    Inspect rental-market context alongside assessed values

    Rental-market observations add rent and vacancy context to property and neighbourhood research.

  14. Analyze

    Put your agency identity on reports you share

    Professional report branding adds your identity and presentation to the evidence you share with clients.

  15. Explore

    Explore climate risk with a dedicated map lens

    The Climate lens lets you inspect composite environmental exposure and individual hazard overlays.

  16. Explore

    Colour the map by the metric you want to explore

    Choose the metric behind Explore’s map colours, select a palette, and reverse or reset the scale.

  17. Explore

    Explore urban noise with our in-house acoustic model

    Our in-house model estimates urban-noise exposure and brings the results into maps and neighbourhood research.

  18. Explore

    See how a property connects to your destinations

    Your destinations in Access shows travel times and distances to the places that shape your routine.

  19. Explore

    PickYourPlace comes to Edmonton

    Edmonton joins our coverage with property research and neighbourhood evidence across the product.

  20. Analyze

    Research and compare whole neighbourhoods

    Community reports use neighbourhood-wide evidence and boundary maps alongside address reports.

  21. Data

    Our in-house models turn evidence into neighbourhood scores

    Our scoring framework combines local metrics, neighbourhood aggregation, and preference-based comparisons.

  22. Compare

    Compare your shortlist side by side

    Compare two or three properties or neighbourhoods with their evidence and trade-offs together.

  23. Ask

    Investigate neighbourhood questions with Ask

    Ask uses PickYourPlace tools and local evidence to help you investigate a property or neighbourhood.

  24. Analyze

    Your report’s key takeaways at a glance

    Report summaries bring relevant findings and scores forward before the detailed evidence.

  25. Analyze

    Reports tailored to your household and priorities

    Your profile helps reports explain which parts of the same neighbourhood evidence matter to your situation.

  26. Analyze

    Analyze a property with a neighbourhood report

    Analyze brings property facts, neighbourhood evidence, and grounded interpretation into a saved report.

  27. Explore

    Explore Vancouver with PickYourPlace

    Vancouver joins our coverage with property, safety, accessibility, and census evidence.

  28. Explore

    Understand the community behind an address

    The Census lens adds household, housing, income, and demographic context from Statistics Canada.

  29. Explore

    See renovation and development activity around a property

    Building and development permit evidence adds context to a property and its surroundings.

  30. Explore

    Explore traffic incidents and street lighting alongside crime

    Investigate recorded crime, traffic incidents, lighting, and historical patterns together.

  31. Explore

    Narrow the map with property and surroundings filters

    Filter properties by the characteristics that matter, then investigate the surrounding evidence.

  32. Explore

    Explore Calgary properties with local evidence

    Search an address and explore assessed values, local safety evidence, and everyday amenities on one map.