AI Global Index — Decision Report

New York, United Statesfor a entrepreneur / startup

9 Sep 2026Methodology profiles-1.0.0Data confidence 92/1001 of 8 factors live
68
Market Fit
Conditional fit

Weighted to a entrepreneur / startup's priorities, New York scores 68/100conditional fit. Property entry-window: Open (score 71).

Low entry barriers, talent and digital infrastructure — runway matters more than market size.

Scorecard — the factors this profile weights

FactorWeightScoreSource
Business environment20%84seed
Digital readiness18%88seed
Education14%80seed
Affordable cost of living12%12seed
Governance / title security12%76seed
GDP growth12%36● live
Low overall risk6%75seed
Infrastructure6%82seed

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

  • Business environment 84/100 · 20% weight
  • Digital readiness 88/100 · 18% weight
  • Education 80/100 · 14% weight
  • Governance / title security 76/100 · 12% weight

Why it may not

  • Affordable cost of living 12/100 · 12% weight
  • GDP growth 36/100 · 12% weight

Property entry-window

OpenValuation 78 · Demand 47 · Financing 90 · Title 76 · Climate 60 · price-to-income 114.2 (100 = long-run avg)

The same market, every profile

Family office / institutional82
Bank / mortgage lender76
Business expansion74
Entrepreneur / startup68
Real estate developer64
Tourist / visitor64
Retail brand60
Family buying a home58
Rental-income investor57
Capital-appreciation investor57
Government / municipality54
Corporate professional54

New York ranks best for a family office / institutional (82) and worst for a corporate professional (54). 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 New York:

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