⭐️ Total score | 2.52/5 (Rank #1247) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Okay |
💵 Cost | 😳 Way too expensive: $6,238 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🚀 Super fast: 62Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 35°C95°F (feels 34°C93°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 🌵 Too dry: 26% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Good: 57 US AQI |
💨 Air quality (annual) | 🌱 Great: 43 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 | Okay |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Okay |
🏥 Healthcare* | Good |
😄 Happiness* | Good |
🍸 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 | 4 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 62 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | ☀️ 35°C 95°F + 🌵 Too dry (26%) = feels 34°C 93°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 57 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 43 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | Verizon |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Randy's Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 52,000 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 Airlines |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,238 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $4,160 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,899 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,400 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $962 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $327 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,023 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $188 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 114 listings) | $10,296 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $338 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $13 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $5 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Way too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Way too hot in the summer
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 6820° mild | 7323° mild | 7323° mild | 8630° warm | 9535° hot | 10239° hot | 11747° scorching | 11546° scorching | 10641° scorching | 8228° warm | 8127° warm | 6619° mild |
Real | 6619° mild | 7323° mild | 7323° mild | 8932° hot | 9535° hot | 10440° hot | 10842° scorching | 10641° scorching | 10239° hot | 8630° very warm | 8429° very warm | 6619° mild |
Humidity | too dry 28% | too dry 25% | nice 30% | too dry 23% | too dry 27% | too dry 18% | too dry 28% | nice 30% | too dry 29% | too dry 25% | too dry 23% | nice 37% |
Rain | dry 27mm | dry 8mm | dry 18mm | dry 9mm | dry 9mm | dry 12mm | dry 30mm | dry 8mm | dry 8mm | dry 6mm | dry 0mm | dry 44mm |
Cloud | pockets 21% | pockets 12% | pockets 10% | pockets 17% | clear 4% | pockets 11% | pockets 20% | clear 3% | clear 3% | pockets 14% | clear 8% | pockets 30% |
Air quality | clean 31 US AQI | clean 31 US AQI | clean 28 US AQI | clean 40 US AQI | clean 49 US AQI | okay 59 US AQI | okay 56 US AQI | okay 50 US AQI | clean 43 US AQI | clean 39 US AQI | clean 32 US AQI | clean 29 US AQI |
Sun | 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 10 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | seek shade 4 UVI | seek shade 3 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people |
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