⭐️ Total score | 2.86/5 (Rank #398) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
🎒 Community score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 🧐 Pricey: $3,192 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 49Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥶 Too cold: 12°C53°F (feels 12°C54°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 💦 Damp: 97% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 49 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 33 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
🤮 Food safety* | Great |
👮♀️ 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 | 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 |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 49 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 12°C 53°F + 💦 Damp (97%) = feels 12°C 54°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 49 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 33 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | The Caffeinery |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 69,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
🏥 Best hospital | Cardinal Health System Ball Memorial Hospital Healthcare In Muncie Indiana Ball Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,192 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,868 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,775 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,079 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,790 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,090 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $673 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $84 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $69 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $14 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ 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
❌ Hospitals are not that great
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 28-2° freezing | 18-8° freezing | 5412° cool | 5714° cool | 6418° cool | 8630° warm | 7725° warm | 8831° hot | 7323° mild | 7021° mild | 415° cold | 415° cold |
Real | 341° very cold | 24-5° freezing | 5412° cool | 5815° cool | 6418° cool | 8027° warm | 7725° warm | 8127° warm | 7323° mild | 6820° mild | 447° cold | 457° cold |
Humidity | damp 75% | damp 74% | nice 59% | nice 63% | nice 66% | sweaty 79% | nice 84% | sweaty 83% | nice 73% | nice 79% | nice 65% | damp 72% |
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Rain | dry 47mm | rainy 53mm | rainy 95mm | rainy 75mm | rainy 94mm | rainy 102mm | rainy 123mm | rainy 63mm | rainy 112mm | rainy 132mm | dry 28mm | rainy 95mm |
Cloud | cloudy 83% | cloudy 77% | cloudy 51% | pockets 44% | cloudy 54% | pockets 45% | pockets 40% | pockets 44% | pockets 28% | cloudy 70% | pockets 46% | cloudy 60% |
Air quality | clean 34 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 27 US AQI | clean 37 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | clean 38 US AQI | clean 39 US AQI | clean 33 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 37 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI |
Sun | safe 2 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 5 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | safe 2 UVI | safe 2 UVI |
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