⭐️ Total score |
2.96/5 (Rank #899)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,732 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 45Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🌞 Perfect: 27°C81°F (feels 29°C84°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 63%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 63 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 28 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Okay |
🎓 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 |
Good |
😄 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) | 45 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 27°C 81°F + 😊 Comfy (63%) = feels 29°C 84°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 63 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 28.75 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | Verizon |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Starbucks Downtown Allentown |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American |
🏥 Best hospital | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,732 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,266 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,059 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,445 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,200 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $295 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,980 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $140 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 17 listings) | $2,596 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $85 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $12 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Perfect humidity 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
✅ Very safe for women
✅ 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
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
34
1° cold |
28
-2° freezing |
45
7° cold |
59
15° cool |
64
18° cool |
77
25° warm |
88
31° hot |
88
31° hot |
73
23° mild |
70
21° mild |
46
8° cold |
45
7° cold |
Real |
37
3°
very cold |
32
0°
freezing |
46
8°
cold |
59
15°
cool |
64
18°
cool |
77
25°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
73
23°
mild |
68
20°
mild |
47
9°
cold |
45
7°
cold |
Humidity |
nice 69% |
damp 71% |
nice 56% |
nice 63% |
nice 58% |
nice 80% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 79% |
nice 79% |
nice 82% |
nice 68% |
nice 67% |
Rain |
dry 47mm |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 51mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 100mm |
rainy 148mm |
rainy 158mm |
rainy 184mm |
rainy 86mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 33mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 76% |
pockets 26% |
pockets 50% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 37% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 36% |
cloudy 62% |
pockets 41% |
cloudy 51% |
Air quality |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 21 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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