⭐️ Total score |
2.7/5 (Rank #796)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,541 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 41Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 26°C78°F (feels 28°C82°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 71%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 25 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 24 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
💰 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 |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 29 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 41 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 26°C 78°F + 😊 Comfy (71%) = feels 28°C 82°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 25 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 24.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | T-Mobile |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Cafe Berlin International |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American |
🏥 Best hospital | University of Missouri Health Care |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,541 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,022 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,811 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,089 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $637 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $219 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,561 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $120 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 11 listings) | $2,871 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $94 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ 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 |
34
1° cold |
25
-4° freezing |
54
12° cool |
59
15° cool |
70
21° mild |
86
30° warm |
88
31° hot |
91
33° hot |
86
30° warm |
70
21° mild |
54
12° cool |
50
10° cold |
Real |
36
2°
very cold |
29
-2°
freezing |
55
13°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
70
21°
mild |
54
12°
cool |
50
10°
cold |
Humidity |
damp 78% |
nice 67% |
nice 58% |
nice 59% |
nice 71% |
nice 68% |
sweaty 74% |
sweaty 72% |
nice 63% |
nice 77% |
nice 61% |
nice 62% |
Rain |
rainy 108mm |
dry 35mm |
rainy 142mm |
rainy 133mm |
rainy 150mm |
rainy 169mm |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 70mm |
rainy 53mm |
rainy 135mm |
dry 20mm |
dry 40mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 75% |
cloudy 73% |
cloudy 61% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 75% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 15% |
cloudy 62% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 43% |
Air quality |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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