⭐️ Total score |
2.17/5 (Rank #905)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Way too expensive: $5,828 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 71Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 16°C60°F (feels 17°C63°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 84%
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 46 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 |
Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Good |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 11 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 71 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 16°C 60°F + 💦 Damp (84%) = feels 17°C 63°F
|
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 46 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍16% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 87,000 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 | United |
🏥 Best hospital | Hoag Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,828 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,802 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $13,430 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $3,837 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,267 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,053 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $3,689 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $153 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $100 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $381 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $20 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $33 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $3 / trip |
✅ Pretty 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
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
61
16° cool |
61
16° cool |
57
14° cool |
61
16° cool |
64
18° cool |
68
20° mild |
72
22° mild |
72
22° mild |
70
21° mild |
64
18° cool |
63
17° cool |
59
15° cool |
Real |
60
16°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
57
14°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
71
22°
mild |
72
22°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
Humidity |
nice 31% |
nice 36% |
nice 35% |
nice 38% |
nice 40% |
nice 43% |
nice 43% |
nice 41% |
nice 41% |
nice 35% |
nice 40% |
nice 39% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 53mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 38mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 13mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 2mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 12mm |
dry 0mm |
rainy 61mm |
Cloud |
pockets 16% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 17% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 14% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 33% |
Air quality |
okay 52 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
okay 58 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 267 people | 267 people | 400 people | 200 people | 467 people | 240 people | 267 people | 300 people |
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