⭐️ Total score |
2.64/5 (Rank #736)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,815 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 62Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 6°C43°F (feels 5°C41°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 48 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 23 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 |
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 |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 62 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 6°C 43°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 5°C 41°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 48 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 23.5 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 | SHIFT Cyclery & Coffee Bar |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 68,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Rent |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Sacred Heart Hospital Eau Claire WI |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,815 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,376 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,738 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,354 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,777 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,454 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $852 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $83 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $80 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $18 |
🥤 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
✅ Safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
21
-6° freezing |
9
-13° freezing |
41
5° cold |
52
11° cool |
64
18° cool |
86
30° warm |
84
29° warm |
77
25° warm |
70
21° mild |
64
18° cool |
37
3° cold |
25
-4° freezing |
Real |
27
-3°
freezing |
15
-10°
freezing |
45
7°
cold |
53
12°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
81
27°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
70
21°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
41
5°
very cold |
30
-1°
freezing |
Humidity |
damp 77% |
nice 68% |
nice 63% |
nice 65% |
nice 65% |
sweaty 73% |
nice 78% |
nice 78% |
nice 72% |
damp 76% |
nice 63% |
nice 70% |
Rain |
dry 27mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 60mm |
dry 48mm |
rainy 99mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 74mm |
rainy 153mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 40mm |
dry 41mm |
rainy 61mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 76% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 64% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 31% |
pockets 30% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 34% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 70% |
Air quality |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 19 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 18 US AQI |
clean 29 US AQI |
clean 43 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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