⭐️ Total score | 2.8/5 (Rank #464) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,179 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 33Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 4°C40°F (feels 2°C36°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 88% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 50 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 29 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ 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 | 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) | 33 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌧 4°C 40°F + 💦 Damp (88%) = feels 2°C 36°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 50 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 29 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Artistic Bean |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 88,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Sparks Health System |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,179 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,900 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,200 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,200 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,790 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,701 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $777 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $84 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $56 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 457° cold | 436° cold | 6820° mild | 6820° mild | 7323° mild | 10239° hot | 10038° hot | 10440° hot | 9535° hot | 7323° mild | 5915° cool | 6418° cool |
Real | 468° cold | 447° cold | 6619° mild | 6619° mild | 7323° mild | 8630° very warm | 8630° very warm | 8831° hot | 8630° very warm | 7323° mild | 5915° cool | 6317° cool |
Humidity | damp 72% | nice 67% | nice 67% | nice 68% | nice 85% | sweaty 87% | sweaty 83% | sweaty 78% | nice 70% | nice 75% | nice 70% | damp 75% |
Rain | rainy 119mm | dry 43mm | rainy 113mm | rainy 146mm | rainy 201mm | rainy 130mm | rainy 109mm | rainy 65mm | dry 31mm | rainy 172mm | dry 41mm | rainy 86mm |
Cloud | cloudy 50% | cloudy 70% | pockets 39% | pockets 47% | cloudy 71% | pockets 36% | pockets 27% | pockets 34% | pockets 18% | pockets 30% | pockets 24% | pockets 43% |
Air quality | clean 24 US AQI | clean 26 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 24 US AQI | clean 25 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 30 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 20 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI | clean 24 US AQI |
Sun | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI |
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