⭐️ Total score | 2.66/5 (Rank #1243) |
👍 Quality of life score | Good |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😳 Way too expensive: $7,439 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🚀 Super fast: 93Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 25°C76°F (feels 25°C77°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Comfy: 70% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Great: 18 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 35 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 | Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Great |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 5 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 93 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 25°C 76°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 25°C 77°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 18 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 35.25 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 | 79,000 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 | Queen of The Valley Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $7,439 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,544 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $7,137 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,039 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,800 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $275 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,854 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $227 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 6 listings) | $13,624 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $447 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ 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
✅ Good 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
❌ Way 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 | 6116° cool | 6619° mild | 7222° mild | 7524° warm | 7323° mild | 7725° warm | 7725° warm | 6619° mild | 6116° cool | 5211° cool |
Real | 5513° cool | 5915° cool | 5915° cool | 6418° cool | 7222° mild | 7424° warm | 7323° mild | 7725° warm | 7625° warm | 6619° mild | 6116° cool | 5211° cool |
Humidity | damp 80% | nice 67% | nice 66% | nice 65% | nice 57% | nice 64% | nice 69% | nice 66% | nice 60% | nice 64% | damp 79% | damp 85% |
Rain | rainy 94mm | dry 39mm | dry 42mm | dry 12mm | dry 9mm | dry 9mm | dry 1mm | dry 0mm | dry 3mm | rainy 200mm | dry 36mm | rainy 208mm |
Cloud | cloudy 61% | pockets 31% | pockets 29% | pockets 26% | pockets 22% | pockets 21% | pockets 28% | pockets 23% | pockets 24% | pockets 40% | pockets 42% | cloudy 65% |
Air quality | okay 50 US AQI | clean 41 US AQI | clean 35 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 34 US AQI | clean 36 US AQI | clean 43 US AQI | clean 48 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 47 US AQI | okay 51 US AQI | okay 65 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 | 200 people | 200 people | 300 people | 0 people | 200 people | 400 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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