⭐️ Total score |
2.31/5 (Rank #1169)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Way too expensive: $5,663 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🏎 Fast: 44Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 A bit cold: 17°C62°F (feels 18°C64°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 51%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 9 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 39 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* |
Okay |
🎓 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 |
Bad |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
🏥 Hospitals |
Good |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 44 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 17°C 62°F + 😊 Comfy (51%) = feels 18°C 64°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 9 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 40 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 | Starbucks |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 98,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Fasthealth Corporation |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,663 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,150 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $5,021 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,435 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,900 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $5,493 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $987 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $229 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $180 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $275 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $17 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
👩🏫 International school | $14,000 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $15 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
52
11° cool |
52
11° cool |
68
20° mild |
70
21° mild |
77
25° warm |
90
32° hot |
95
35° hot |
99
37° hot |
86
30° warm |
77
25° warm |
63
17° cool |
68
20° mild |
Real |
52
11°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
77
25°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
81
27°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
62
17°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
Humidity |
damp 77% |
damp 73% |
nice 70% |
nice 64% |
nice 67% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 78% |
sweaty 77% |
nice 74% |
damp 72% |
nice 81% |
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Rain |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 118mm |
rainy 198mm |
rainy 145mm |
rainy 135mm |
rainy 377mm |
rainy 190mm |
rainy 166mm |
rainy 168mm |
rainy 75mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 107mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 61% |
cloudy 56% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 49% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 23% |
cloudy 61% |
Air quality |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 37 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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