⭐️ Total score |
3.33/5 (Rank #282)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $2,456 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 55Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 34°C93°F (feels 45°C113°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 69%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 50 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 35 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 |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 55 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 34°C 93°F + 😊 Comfy (69%) = feels 45°C 113°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 50 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 35.75 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 |
☕️ Best coffee place | 10th Street Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 140,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) |
👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United |
🏥 Best hospital | Rio Grande Regional Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,456 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,591 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $3,465 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $990 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $700 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $220 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,360 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $64 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 26 listings) | $1,976 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $65 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $8 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $4 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ 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
✅ Good hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not much to do
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Difficult to make friends
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Feels |
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21° mild |
73
23° mild |
82
28° warm |
102
39° hot |
100
38° hot |
117
47° scorching |
111
44° scorching |
118
48° scorching |
109
43° scorching |
104
40° hot |
82
28° warm |
88
31° hot |
Real |
70
21°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
79
26°
warm |
88
31°
hot |
86
30°
very warm |
91
33°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
93
34°
hot |
91
33°
hot |
88
31°
hot |
79
26°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
Humidity |
nice 72% |
nice 78% |
nice 71% |
sweaty 75% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 82% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 75% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 77% |
nice 73% |
sweaty 83% |
Rain |
dry 32mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 32mm |
rainy 170mm |
rainy 103mm |
rainy 185mm |
dry 15mm |
rainy 54mm |
dry 37mm |
rainy 78mm |
dry 25mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 56% |
cloudy 63% |
cloudy 52% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 27% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 49% |
Air quality |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
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