⭐️ Total score |
2.66/5 (Rank #694)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,739 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 75Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 13°C55°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 75%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 46 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 36 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 |
⚡️ 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) | 75 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 13°C 55°F + 💦 Damp (75%) = feels 13°C 55°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 46 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 | ASIP Coffee Roasters Co. |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 82,000 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 | American |
🏥 Best hospital | Mercy Medical Center Merced |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,739 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,652 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,863 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,961 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,641 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,415 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,566 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $77 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $46 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $18 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $4 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $4 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ 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
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Too hot in the summer
❌ Very damp now
❌ Difficult to make friends
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
55
13° cool |
59
15° cool |
63
17° cool |
72
22° mild |
81
27° warm |
93
34° hot |
95
35° hot |
99
37° hot |
90
32° hot |
72
22° mild |
63
17° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
55
13°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
81
27°
warm |
90
32°
hot |
93
34°
hot |
93
34°
hot |
88
31°
hot |
72
22°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
damp 81% |
nice 70% |
nice 63% |
nice 52% |
nice 40% |
nice 43% |
nice 37% |
nice 43% |
nice 41% |
nice 49% |
damp 80% |
damp 85% |
Rain |
rainy 90mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 14mm |
dry 7mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 48mm |
dry 10mm |
rainy 110mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 22% |
clear 9% |
clear 5% |
clear 3% |
clear 5% |
clear 2% |
clear 2% |
pockets 19% |
pockets 44% |
cloudy 72% |
Air quality |
okay 51 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 33 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
okay 53 US AQI |
clean 38 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
okay 56 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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