⭐️ Total score |
2.65/5 (Rank #702)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,909 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 39Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 2°C36°F (feels 0°C0°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 83%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 44 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 23 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 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 |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 39 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 2°C 36°F + 💦 Damp (83%) = feels 0°C 0°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 44 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 23.25 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Copper Rock Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 74,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Rent |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Affinity Health System |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,909 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,388 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,831 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,380 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,007 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,750 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $970 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $94 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $90 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $388 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
23
-5° freezing |
12
-11° freezing |
37
3° cold |
54
12° cool |
64
18° cool |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
64
18° cool |
37
3° cold |
28
-2° freezing |
Real |
27
-3°
freezing |
19
-7°
freezing |
41
5°
very cold |
55
13°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
77
25°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
70
21°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
41
5°
very cold |
34
1°
very cold |
Humidity |
damp 76% |
nice 67% |
nice 68% |
nice 65% |
nice 66% |
nice 73% |
nice 79% |
nice 81% |
nice 73% |
nice 79% |
nice 65% |
damp 71% |
Rain |
dry 27mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 45mm |
rainy 52mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 134mm |
dry 26mm |
dry 50mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 50mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 77% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 67% |
cloudy 61% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 37% |
cloudy 64% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 67% |
Air quality |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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