⭐️ Total score |
2.05/5 (Rank #1116)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Too expensive: $4,858 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 69Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C63°F (feels 17°C63°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 69%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 21 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 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 |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 111 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 69 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 17°C 63°F + 😊 Comfy (69%) = feels 17°C 63°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 22 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 | Petaluma Coffee & Tea Co. |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 60,000 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 | United |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,858 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,585 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $9,275 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,650 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,327 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,393 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,300 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $109 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $78 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $293 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $22 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
52
11° cool |
55
13° cool |
57
14° cool |
59
15° cool |
66
19° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
64
18° cool |
57
14° cool |
50
10° cold |
Real |
52
11°
cool |
55
13°
cool |
56
14°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
67
20°
mild |
69
21°
mild |
69
21°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
50
10°
cold |
Humidity |
nice 42% |
nice 37% |
nice 35% |
nice 37% |
nice 34% |
nice 36% |
nice 38% |
nice 38% |
nice 35% |
nice 36% |
nice 42% |
nice 44% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 64mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 3mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 86mm |
Cloud |
pockets 31% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 13% |
pockets 16% |
clear 10% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 16% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 22% |
pockets 36% |
Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 20 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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