⭐️ Total score | 3.06/5 (Rank #723) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Good |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,970 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🚀 Super fast: 75Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 26°C79°F (feels 28°C82°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 67% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 22 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 31 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Good |
🎓 Education level* | High |
💰 Income level* | Very high: $4,817 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Great |
😄 Happiness* | Good |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 6 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 75 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 26°C 79°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels 28°C 82°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 22 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | T-Mobile |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Comet Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | University of Michigan University Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,970 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,583 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,017 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,433 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,084 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $450 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,279 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $107 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 10 listings) | $4,136 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $136 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 0° freezing | 28-2° freezing | 436° cold | 5915° cool | 6619° mild | 8228° warm | 8630° warm | 8429° warm | 7323° mild | 6820° mild | 415° cold | 341° cold |
Real | 362° very cold | 331° very cold | 468° cold | 5915° cool | 6519° mild | 7926° warm | 8127° warm | 8027° warm | 7323° mild | 6720° mild | 447° cold | 373° very cold |
Humidity | damp 83% | damp 75% | nice 66% | nice 67% | nice 65% | nice 72% | sweaty 78% | sweaty 78% | nice 74% | nice 82% | damp 76% | damp 79% |
Rain | dry 38mm | dry 45mm | rainy 62mm | rainy 60mm | rainy 57mm | rainy 151mm | rainy 117mm | rainy 72mm | rainy 148mm | rainy 141mm | dry 41mm | rainy 65mm |
Cloud | cloudy 83% | cloudy 72% | pockets 38% | cloudy 54% | cloudy 52% | cloudy 51% | pockets 43% | pockets 39% | pockets 35% | cloudy 73% | cloudy 58% | cloudy 73% |
Air quality | clean 30 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 26 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | clean 37 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 37 US AQI |
Sun | safe 1 UVI | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 6 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 250 people | 240 people | 333 people | 200 people | 333 people | 280 people | 250 people | 325 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌤 Feels 45° 113° 36° 96°🥵AQI 12✈️2h$3,926 / mo🌇 Also went here26 people×Pros: Food carts, local microbrews, lots of outdoor activities within day trip range, high property values. Cons: trash everywhere, out of control crime, violent drug-addicted "houseless" everywhere, mediocre public schools, some of the highest taxes in the country, ineffective police force, antiquated inefficient form of city government, very high rents, passive aggressive culture.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open☀️ Feels 33° 91° 33° 92°🥵AQI 30✈️4h$4,576 / mo🌇 Also went here26 people×I spent 4 months working here during summertime. It's one of the best summers I have ever had in my life. The city is just amazing and offers dozens of outdoor activities. There are so many different places such as parks, lakes, hills, mountains, beaches, etc. Also, you can feel the Californication vibe on every step. I lived in Hollywood and I would avoid this place at any cost. It's just too overrated and won't meet your expectations. Hollywood (esp. West Hollywood) is a big pile of dirtiness
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 19° 66° 18° 65°AQI 43✈️8h$5,937 / mo🌇 Also went here29 people×Super expensive city, with some nice tourist attractions. Wouldn't recommend staying here for a longer time as price levels are almost Parisienne. Also, you can easily see all the good spots within 3 days or so. Pros: - nice tourist attractions (quite a couple of them) - many food options - people are open & friendly Cons: - hella expensive - limited vegan food options - you should at least understand some Dutch or French to survive here
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast😀 Fun mediocre👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌧 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 42✈️9h$2,981 / mo🌇 Also went here32 people×Best city in Spain. Weather is great even in December and the clubbing scene is fun. There's lots to do and it's a beautiful city overall. You have to watch out for pickpockets but as long as you aren't leaving things unattended or obviously in your pockets you'll be fine. If you're into hostels, Hostel One Paralelo is BY FAR the best hostel in the area, worth every penny. Will definitely be back, and I never say that.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 31✈️9h$3,616 / mo🌇 Also went here36 people×Florence is one of the most beautiful city in the world! Here you have the opportunity to taste real genuine, fresh and organic food and experience great wines (such a Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Nobile di Montepulciano, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Ornellaia and much more) ! Think that Italy is the only country in the world where each region produce a different kind of wine with different kind of local grapes. It is a real bless for palate. Italians are friendly and locals even more. Almost e
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety mediocreTap to open🌥 Feels 41° 106° 36° 97°🥵AQI 34✈️10h$4,418 / mo🌇 Also went here30 people×A great place to be. Excellent price/quality ratio. You can easily find everything needed to work: coworking, sim (you can eg use Airalo). There is a plenty of things to do in the city and around it. Food is dirt cheap and delicious. It can be trashy and sometimes touristy but that didn't cause problems for me.
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to open🌥 Feels 38° 100° 30° 86°🥵AQI 20✈️17h$2,401 / mo🌇 Also went here31 people×I cannot help but agree with the review from the person before me. I'm finishing my 3 weeks trip here, and something feels off. Like that person put it rightly, everything is for sale, and nothing has value. There is no soul to this city and its people, locals or otherwise. Something is wrong here.
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to open🌧 Feels 39° 102° 31° 88°🥵AQI 42✈️18h$1,269 / mo🌇 Also went here39 people×