⭐️ Total score | 2.77/5 (Rank #514) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,439 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 44Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 8°C47°F (feels 6°C43°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 65% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 29 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 38 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ 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 |
🙊 English speaking* | Great |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Hospitals | Bad |
😄 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 |
⏱ Average trip length | 17 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 44 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 8°C 47°F + 😊 Comfy (65%) = feels 6°C 43°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 29 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 38 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Public Hall |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 55,000 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 | KLM |
🏥 Best hospital | Manhattan Surgical Center |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,439 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,228 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,404 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,544 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,523 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,490 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,058 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $71 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $49 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $275 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 394° cold | 30-1° freezing | 5513° cool | 5714° cool | 7021° mild | 9032° hot | 9133° hot | 9937° hot | 8630° warm | 7021° mild | 5412° cool | 5211° cool |
Real | 415° very cold | 341° very cold | 5513° cool | 5714° cool | 7021° mild | 8429° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8831° hot | 8228° very warm | 7021° mild | 5412° cool | 5211° cool |
Humidity | damp 74% | nice 69% | nice 62% | nice 62% | nice 75% | nice 68% | nice 70% | nice 68% | nice 65% | nice 68% | nice 60% | nice 61% |
Rain | dry 42mm | dry 18mm | rainy 124mm | rainy 66mm | rainy 165mm | rainy 69mm | rainy 86mm | dry 50mm | rainy 65mm | rainy 71mm | dry 12mm | dry 5mm |
Cloud | cloudy 50% | cloudy 52% | pockets 46% | pockets 43% | cloudy 74% | pockets 27% | pockets 27% | pockets 23% | pockets 17% | pockets 41% | pockets 28% | pockets 30% |
Air quality | clean 39 US AQI | clean 38 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 43 US AQI | clean 47 US AQI | clean 45 US AQI | clean 38 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 39 US AQI |
Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people |
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