⭐️ Total score |
2.35/5 (Rank #544)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,900 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 51Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C72°F (feels 22°C72°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 64%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 38 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 51 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 22°C 72°F + 😊 Comfy (64%) = feels 22°C 72°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 39 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Daily Brew Coffee House |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 320,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | American Airlines |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,900 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,710 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,806 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,945 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,316 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,914 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,679 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $108 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $63 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $243 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $17 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $3 |
👩🏫 International school | $15,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $12 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $6 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
63
17° cool |
63
17° cool |
63
17° cool |
73
23° mild |
73
23° mild |
90
32° hot |
100
38° hot |
99
37° hot |
91
33° hot |
75
24° warm |
73
23° mild |
59
15° cool |
Real |
62
17°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
73
23°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
84
29°
very warm |
90
32°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
86
30°
very warm |
74
24°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
59
15°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 41% |
nice 51% |
nice 58% |
nice 60% |
nice 67% |
nice 64% |
nice 60% |
nice 58% |
nice 62% |
nice 51% |
nice 62% |
too dry 29% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 52mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 6mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 0mm |
rainy 69mm |
Cloud |
pockets 13% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 18% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 11% |
clear 8% |
clear 8% |
pockets 10% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 26% |
Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 3 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 11 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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