⭐️ Total score |
3.07/5 (Rank #694)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,120 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 54Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C89°F (feels 39°C102°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 74%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Good: 58 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 47 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Good
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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 |
Okay |
✌️ 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 |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 54 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌤 31°C 89°F + 🥵 Sweaty (74%) = feels 39°C 102°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 58 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 47 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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📱 Best wireless carrier | AT&T |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
☕️ Best coffee place | Stellar Beans Coffee House & Edibles |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 76,000 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 | US Airways |
🏥 Best hospital | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,120 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,971 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $4,197 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,199 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $830 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $275 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,838 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $86 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 12 listings) | $2,532 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $83 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $10 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ 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
✅ 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
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Not safe for women
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
64
18° cool |
59
15° cool |
72
22° mild |
75
24° warm |
90
32° hot |
109
43° scorching |
113
45° scorching |
115
46° scorching |
95
35° hot |
90
32° hot |
70
21° mild |
73
23° mild |
Real |
63
17°
cool |
58
15°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
75
24°
warm |
81
27°
warm |
87
31°
hot |
88
31°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
84
29°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
67
20°
mild |
73
23°
mild |
Humidity |
damp 74% |
damp 79% |
nice 82% |
nice 77% |
sweaty 91% |
sweaty 94% |
sweaty 92% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 82% |
nice 76% |
nice 90% |
Rain |
rainy 102mm |
rainy 123mm |
rainy 114mm |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 384mm |
rainy 232mm |
rainy 210mm |
rainy 144mm |
rainy 218mm |
rainy 80mm |
dry 31mm |
rainy 71mm |
Cloud |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 78% |
cloudy 68% |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 69% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 50% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 27% |
cloudy 68% |
Air quality |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 45 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
Sun |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
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