⭐️ Total score |
2.79/5 (Rank #510)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,286 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 61Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 9°C48°F (feels 7°C45°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 71%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 29 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 36 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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🤮 Food safety* |
Great
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 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 |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 61 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 9°C 48°F + 💦 Damp (71%) = feels 7°C 45°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 29 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 | River Coffee Company |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 73,000 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 | Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur Illinois |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,286 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,545 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,231 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,495 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,220 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,532 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,086 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $57 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $116 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $141 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ 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
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
28
-2° freezing |
16
-9° freezing |
52
11° cool |
59
15° cool |
70
21° mild |
88
31° hot |
91
33° hot |
93
34° hot |
82
28° warm |
70
21° mild |
41
5° cold |
45
7° cold |
Real |
34
1°
very cold |
23
-5°
freezing |
54
12°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
68
20°
mild |
81
27°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
79
26°
warm |
68
20°
mild |
45
7°
cold |
48
9°
cold |
Humidity |
damp 79% |
damp 72% |
nice 65% |
nice 63% |
nice 69% |
sweaty 80% |
sweaty 93% |
sweaty 90% |
nice 72% |
nice 85% |
nice 67% |
damp 72% |
Rain |
rainy 84mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 144mm |
rainy 76mm |
rainy 126mm |
rainy 158mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 95mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 154mm |
dry 23mm |
rainy 67mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 70% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 39% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 25% |
cloudy 70% |
pockets 40% |
cloudy 54% |
Air quality |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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