⭐️ Total score |
2.4/5 (Rank #1067)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Way too expensive: $6,275 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 58Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C56°F (feels 13°C55°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 69%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 38 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 36 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 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 |
Okay |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 9 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 58 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 13°C 56°F + 😊 Comfy (69%) = feels 13°C 55°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 38 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 36 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 | Starbucks |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | The Clement |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | SPACES |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 34,000 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 | Kaiser Permanente facility |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,275 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,222 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $10,634 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $3,038 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $5,850 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,334 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,918 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $274 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $142 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $405 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $15 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Very 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
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
55
13° cool |
57
14° cool |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
64
18° cool |
70
21° mild |
70
21° mild |
72
22° mild |
72
22° mild |
68
20° mild |
63
17° cool |
54
12° cool |
Real |
55
13°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
60
16°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
66
19°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
54
12°
cool |
Humidity |
damp 78% |
nice 70% |
nice 68% |
nice 70% |
nice 69% |
nice 73% |
nice 73% |
nice 74% |
nice 66% |
nice 68% |
damp 71% |
damp 80% |
Rain |
rainy 92mm |
dry 45mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 3mm |
rainy 128mm |
dry 23mm |
rainy 206mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 32% |
cloudy 62% |
Air quality |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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