We Help Expats Choose the Right Neighborhood

SettleInTallinn was built by expats who made the move, and made the mistakes.

Why We Built This

When our founder moved to Tallinn for work, they spent three weeks researching neighborhoods:

Read every blog post (mostly outdated)
Asked Reddit (got 50 different opinions)
Joined Facebook groups (more opinions)
Tried to read Estonian crime statistics (gave up)
Picked an apartment in Kesklinn (decent, but wrong vibe)
Moved to Kalamaja 4 months later (€800 in moving costs and broken lease)

After finally finding the right place, the thought came: why is this so hard?

The data exists. It's just scattered across Estonian government websites, in Estonian, in formats nobody can use.

So we built the tool we wish we had.

SettleInTallinn aggregates official Estonian data, including crime statistics, real estate prices, and transit coverage, into a simple comparison tool designed specifically for expats.

It's not opinions. It's data.

What We Believe

Data Over Vibes

Every neighborhood has fans and haters. We prefer numbers. Our scores come from official sources, not feelings.

Transparency First

We tell you exactly where our data comes from, when it was last updated, and what its limitations are.

Honest About Trade-offs

No neighborhood is perfect. We show the downsides alongside the upsides. Your priorities determine what's 'best' for you.

Constantly Updated

We refresh our data monthly. Tallinn is changing fast, and our tool keeps up.

Our Data Pipeline

We aggregate data from official Estonian sources:

Source	What We Get	Update Frequency
Estonian Police (Politsei)	Crime statistics by district	Quarterly
Statistics Estonia	Demographics, population	Annually
Estonian Land Board	Property transactions	Monthly
City24 / KV.ee	Current rental listings	Weekly
Tallinn Transport (TLT)	Transit routes, stops	As changed
OpenStreetMap	Amenities, points of interest	Monthly

Methodology

Our safety scores weight different crime types by severity, normalize per capita, and apply a 3-year rolling average to smooth anomalies. Full methodology documentation available upon request.

Limitations

We're transparent about what we don't know. Self-reported crimes, "feeling of safety," and certain quality-of-life factors can't be captured in data alone.

The Team

We're a small team passionate about making relocation easier for expats.

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Founder

Product & Strategy

Relocated to Tallinn. Built this tool after learning the hard way.

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Data Engineer

Data Pipeline

Makes sure the numbers are accurate and up-to-date.

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Designer

UX & Visuals

Creates an intuitive experience for neighborhood exploration.

Get in Touch

Questions about our data? Partnership inquiries? Just want to chat about Tallinn?