Riyadh, Saudi Arabiafor a family buying a home
Strong fit
Weighted to a family buying a home's priorities, Riyadh scores 70/100 — strong fit. No OECD house-price valuation for Saudi Arabia, 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
| Factor | Weight | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 16% | 80 | seed |
| Low lethal violence | 14% | 97 | ● live |
| Health outcomes | 12% | 83 | ● live |
| Education | 12% | 64 | seed |
| Housing affordability | 12% | 89 | seed |
| Air quality | 10% | 46 | seed |
| Affordable cost of living | 10% | 36 | seed |
| Low climate risk | 8% | 42 | seed |
| Mobility | 6% | 58 | seed |
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 80/100 · 16% weight
- Low lethal violence 97/100 · 14% weight
- Health outcomes 83/100 · 12% weight
- Housing affordability 89/100 · 12% weight
Why it may not
- Affordable cost of living 36/100 · 10% weight
- Low climate risk 42/100 · 8% weight
Property entry-window
Valuation not covered. OECD publishes no house-price series for Saudi Arabia, so AGI will not fabricate an over/undervaluation. Demand 78, financing 88 shown instead. Pair with AI-Home's DLD-verified district data.
The same market, every profile
Riyadh ranks best for a bank / mortgage lender (79) and worst for a tourist / visitor (59). 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 Riyadh:
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