AI Global Index — Decision Report

Shanghai, Chinafor a family buying a home

9 Sep 2026Methodology profiles-1.0.0Data confidence 64/1002 of 9 factors live
68
Market Fit
Conditional fit

Weighted to a family buying a home's priorities, Shanghai scores 68/100conditional fit. No OECD house-price valuation for China, so the property entry-window is not scored — AI-Home's DLD data fills this.

Safety, stability, affordability and long-term quality of life — return never outweighs these.

Scorecard — the factors this profile weights

FactorWeightScoreSource
Safety16%78seed
Low lethal violence14%98● live
Health outcomes12%80● live
Education12%72seed
Housing affordability12%53seed
Air quality10%42seed
Affordable cost of living10%40seed
Low climate risk8%48seed
Mobility6%86seed

Live = World Bank / UNODC / OECD / The Economist (dated). Seed = illustrative pending a licensed feed. Market Fit renormalizes by weight, so it is comparable 0–100.

Why it works

  • Safety 78/100 · 16% weight
  • Low lethal violence 98/100 · 14% weight
  • Health outcomes 80/100 · 12% weight
  • Education 72/100 · 12% weight

Why it may not

  • Air quality 42/100 · 10% weight
  • Affordable cost of living 40/100 · 10% weight

Property entry-window

Valuation not covered. OECD publishes no house-price series for China, so AGI will not fabricate an over/undervaluation. Demand 45, financing 94 shown instead. Pair with AI-Home's DLD-verified district data.

The same market, every profile

Family buying a home68
Entrepreneur / startup68
Family office / institutional68
Bank / mortgage lender66
Tourist / visitor61
Business expansion60
Government / municipality57
Capital-appreciation investor56
Real estate developer56
Corporate professional54
Retail brand53
Rental-income investor46

Shanghai ranks best for a family buying a home (68) and worst for a rental-income investor (46). Suitability, not popularity.

Next: the actual properties

This report is the macro decision — which market, for whom. For the districts, projects, yields and DLD-verified transactions in Shanghai:

View Shanghai listings for a family buying a home on AI-Home ↗