Pick your spot.Skip the guesswork.
Tell Locavisor your city, your concept, and your budget. Get three neighborhoods ranked in 90 seconds — free. Unlock the full report for $9.99.
Grounded in real data
Every score and competitor card in your report is pulled from these public and commercial datasets. No guessed numbers.
How it works
Three steps. Ninety seconds.
No account required to preview. No lengthy survey. Just three inputs and we'll show you where to open.
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Describe your concept
City, business type, rough monthly budget. That's all we need to start — no lengthy questionnaire.
- 02
Locavisor runs the numbers
We score every neighborhood across demand, competition, rent, accessibility, and customer match — grounded in Google Places, U.S. Census, and real broker rent reports. Not guessed.
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See top 3 · unlock top 10
Free preview shows your strongest three picks. Pay $9.99 once for the full report — no subscription.
What we score
Five dimensions. One honest number.
Every Locavisor score breaks down into the same five signals — so you can see exactly why a spot ranks where it does.
Demand
Foot traffic, resident density, daytime population — the patterns your concept actually serves.
Competition fit
Not just how many — how similar, how saturated, where the gap is.
Rent fit
What you can actually afford, matched to current listings and quoted rates.
Accessibility
Arrival patterns: walk, drive, transit, parking friction — weighted per business.
Customer match
Does the neighborhood's actual customer match your concept's ideal one?
The full report
Not just a score — a real recommendation.
Locavisor doesn't just hand you a number. The full $9.99 report tells you why a neighborhood scored well, what kind of store format fits, and where the risks are.
- Pros and cons per neighborhood — No marketing-speak, just the trade-offs.
- Named competitors with a strategic read — Up to 10 real nearby shops per area — Google-verified ratings, review counts, price level, distance, plus a 1-line note on which ones to actually worry about.
- Recommended store format — Takeout-first, dine-in, hybrid, kiosk.
- Risk level with the specific factor driving it — Rent, competition, seasonality — called out by name.
- Validate-before-signing checklist — What to confirm on-site, price-point tests, competitive moves to watch.
“Best for a takeout-first boba shop targeting SJSU students and young professionals. Avoid if your concept depends on low rent and weak differentiation.”
Pricing
Free to preview. $9.99 to commit.
No subscriptions. No surprise upsells. Pay once per city-and-concept; revisit your report anytime.
7-day full refund if the report misreads your city · email support@locavisor.app
- Top 3 neighborhoods
- Overall score + short rationale
- Competition level, rent pressure, demand profile
- Shareable preview link
- Everything in free, plus:
- Top 10 areas + 5-dimension score breakdown (demand · competition fit · rent fit · accessibility · customer match)
- Up to 10 real nearby competitors per area (Google-verified ratings, reviews, price, distance) with a strategic read on each
- Pros / cons, recommended format, risk level per area
- Validate-before-signing opening checklist per area
- Cited broker rent band + sources & confidence audit
Frequently asked
The short version
+Is this a replacement for a broker or commercial real-estate professional?
No. Locavisor gives you a fast, structured shortlist before you start touring space. Use it to rule areas in or out quickly, then validate the winning area with a broker, in-person visits, and lease diligence.
+Where does the data come from?
Every score and competitor mentioned in your report is grounded in real data: Google Places (competitors, ratings, opening hours), U.S. Census ACS (demographics, income), LEHD LODES (daytime jobs), Zillow rent indexes, and brokerage market reports from Cushman & Wakefield / CBRE when available. We cite only Google-verified competitor names and broker-reported rent figures — never made up. Each data point shows a confidence dot so you know when we're less sure.
+Which cities and business types are supported right now?
28 major US metros live at launch: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Worth, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Oakland, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, and Washington DC. 14 business types supported: food & beverage (boba, coffee, bakery, ice-cream, juice/smoothie, ramen/pho, sandwich/deli, dessert-specialty), personal care (salon, barber, nail, pet-grooming), and everyday services (laundromat, dry-cleaner). More cities and business types added regularly.
+What's in the $9.99 full report?
Top 10 neighborhoods with a 5-dimension score breakdown per area, risk level, pros/cons, recommended format (takeout kiosk vs. flagship vs. sit-down), a validate-before-signing checklist per area, AND up to 10 real nearby competitors per area — with Google-verified ratings, review counts, price level, distance, and a 1-line strategic read of which competitors to fight and which to ignore. Plus clickable Google Maps links on every competitor.