About Earthside.

A small place deserves a place on the map.

Earthside explores cities and towns through globally consistent environmental conditions. It brings places with sparse national statistics into the same conversation as major capitals.

Our common comparison covers background air quality and outdoor thermal stress. It does not claim to measure income, crime, affordability, public services or overall quality of life.

Broad reach, honest detail

The real directory includes 2025 urban centres and dense clusters of 5,000–50,000 residents. Unresolved names remain explicitly labelled statistical clusters. Smaller places stay included even when a model resolves only their regional surroundings.

Designed to stay lightweight

Precomputed files and one small globe power the experience. No tracking beacon, paid mapping API or provider request is made when you hover a place. The site is served through Cloudflare's static network.