⭐️ Total score | 3.19/5 (Rank #547) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,234 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🚀 Super fast: 106Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 25°C76°F (feels 25°C77°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 67% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 21 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 34 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 |
🖥 Places to work from | Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 106 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 25°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (67%) = feels 25°C 77°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 21 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 34 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Sprint |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 110,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 48% 👱♀️ 52% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | Northbay Healthcare |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,234 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,221 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,201 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,486 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,269 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $220 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,270 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $106 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 34 listings) | $2,556 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $84 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 5513° cool | 5915° cool | 6317° cool | 6820° mild | 7323° mild | 8127° warm | 8127° warm | 8228° warm | 8228° warm | 7021° mild | 6116° cool | 5010° cold |
Real | 5513° cool | 5915° cool | 6116° cool | 6720° mild | 7323° mild | 7826° warm | 7926° warm | 8127° warm | 8127° warm | 6820° mild | 6116° cool | 5010° cold |
Humidity | damp 80% | nice 66% | nice 61% | nice 60% | nice 53% | nice 59% | nice 61% | nice 58% | nice 50% | nice 61% | damp 77% | damp 87% |
Rain | rainy 97mm | dry 40mm | dry 37mm | dry 10mm | dry 10mm | dry 10mm | dry 2mm | dry 0mm | dry 2mm | rainy 174mm | dry 28mm | rainy 195mm |
Cloud | cloudy 57% | pockets 28% | pockets 28% | pockets 20% | pockets 14% | pockets 12% | pockets 18% | pockets 11% | pockets 13% | pockets 33% | pockets 42% | cloudy 62% |
Air quality | clean 40 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 38 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 43 US AQI |
Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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