⭐️ Total score |
3.25/5 (Rank #400)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,069 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 90Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 22°C71°F (feels 22°C72°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 68%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 40 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 33 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
💰 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 |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
⏱ Average trip length | 10 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 90 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 22°C 71°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 22°C 72°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 40 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 33.5 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | T-Mobile |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 83,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Apartmentguide |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Delta |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Delta |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,069 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,958 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,845 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,099 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $750 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $215 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,853 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $87 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 17 listings) | $2,797 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $92 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
32
0° freezing |
25
-4° freezing |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
70
21° mild |
86
30° warm |
90
32° hot |
90
32° hot |
75
24° warm |
70
21° mild |
45
7° cold |
50
10° cold |
Real |
36
2°
very cold |
30
-1°
freezing |
57
14°
cool |
60
16°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
80
27°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
75
24°
warm |
70
21°
mild |
46
8°
cold |
50
10°
cold |
Humidity |
damp 71% |
nice 69% |
nice 56% |
nice 59% |
nice 66% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 84% |
nice 73% |
nice 85% |
nice 63% |
damp 73% |
Rain |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 158mm |
rainy 83mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 177mm |
rainy 187mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 120mm |
rainy 109mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 121mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 83% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 48% |
cloudy 57% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 23% |
cloudy 64% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 66% |
Air quality |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 22 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast 😀 Fun mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌤 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 55 ✈️14h $2,002 / mo 🌇 Also went here3 people ×