⭐️ Total score | 3.19/5 (Rank #544) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,241 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🚀 Super fast: 55Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 25°C77°F (feels 25°C77°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 80% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 37 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 | Good |
😄 Happiness* | Good |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 55 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 25°C 77°F + 😊 Comfy (80%) = feels 25°C 77°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 37 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31.75 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | AT&T |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Café Kopi |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 85,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
🏥 Best hospital | Carle Foundation Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,241 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,151 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,495 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,284 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $930 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $275 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,790 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $84 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 62 listings) | $2,954 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $97 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ 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 | 28-2° freezing | 14-10° freezing | 5211° cool | 5513° cool | 6619° mild | 8630° warm | 8630° warm | 9334° hot | 7725° warm | 7021° mild | 415° cold | 457° cold |
Real | 341° very cold | 22-6° freezing | 5412° cool | 5714° cool | 6619° mild | 8027° warm | 7926° warm | 8228° very warm | 7725° warm | 6820° mild | 457° cold | 489° cold |
Humidity | damp 79% | damp 72% | nice 66% | nice 61% | nice 67% | sweaty 80% | nice 93% | sweaty 90% | nice 73% | nice 85% | nice 67% | damp 73% |
Rain | rainy 70mm | dry 49mm | rainy 141mm | rainy 76mm | rainy 118mm | rainy 193mm | rainy 119mm | rainy 64mm | rainy 74mm | rainy 171mm | dry 33mm | rainy 67mm |
Cloud | cloudy 83% | cloudy 67% | cloudy 56% | pockets 39% | cloudy 57% | cloudy 57% | pockets 44% | pockets 35% | pockets 26% | cloudy 72% | pockets 46% | cloudy 53% |
Air quality | clean 35 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI |
Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
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