⭐️ Total score |
2.23/5 (Rank #713)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,421 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 44Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 10°C51°F (feels 8°C46°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 63%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 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 |
🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 44 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 10°C 51°F + 😊 Comfy (63%) = feels 8°C 46°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 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 | The Early Bird |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 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 | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
🏥 Best hospital | Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,421 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,100 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,262 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,218 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,943 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,524 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $852 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $91 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $83 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Good 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
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
25
-4° freezing |
14
-10° freezing |
46
8° cold |
54
12° cool |
64
18° cool |
81
27° warm |
81
27° warm |
81
27° warm |
77
25° warm |
68
20° mild |
45
7° cold |
36
2° cold |
Real |
27
-3°
freezing |
19
-7°
freezing |
47
9°
cold |
54
12°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
82
28°
very warm |
81
27°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
66
19°
mild |
46
8°
cold |
37
3°
very cold |
Humidity |
nice 40% |
nice 36% |
nice 32% |
too dry 27% |
too dry 29% |
nice 30% |
nice 34% |
nice 35% |
nice 32% |
nice 37% |
nice 31% |
nice 34% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 25mm |
dry 28mm |
dry 38mm |
rainy 56mm |
rainy 59mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 93mm |
dry 36mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 28mm |
Cloud |
pockets 44% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 15% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 27% |
Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 400 people | 200 people | 300 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 233 people | 200 people |
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