⭐️ Total score |
2.79/5 (Rank #476)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,277 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 81Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 12°C54°F (feels 12°C54°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 73%
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💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 42 US AQI
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 28 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 |
🖥 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) | 81 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌥 12°C 54°F + 💦 Damp (73%) = feels 12°C 54°F
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💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 42 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 28 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 | Heart + Soul Coffee |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 210,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Craigslist |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | American |
🏥 Best hospital | Memorial Medical Center Modesto CA |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,277 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,461 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $6,729 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $1,922 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,096 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,812 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,675 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $98 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $59 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $9 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $6 |
☕️ Coffee | $3 |
✅ 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
✅ 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 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 |
79
26° warm |
90
32° hot |
91
33° hot |
93
34° hot |
88
31° hot |
70
21° mild |
63
17° cool |
52
11° cool |
Real |
54
12°
cool |
59
15°
cool |
61
16°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
79
26°
warm |
87
31°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
90
32°
hot |
86
30°
very warm |
70
21°
mild |
63
17°
cool |
52
11°
cool |
Humidity |
damp 81% |
nice 69% |
nice 64% |
nice 51% |
nice 42% |
nice 46% |
nice 40% |
nice 45% |
nice 44% |
nice 53% |
damp 80% |
damp 86% |
Rain |
rainy 80mm |
dry 23mm |
dry 33mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 11mm |
dry 9mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 1mm |
dry 0mm |
rainy 63mm |
dry 10mm |
rainy 109mm |
Cloud |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 23% |
pockets 19% |
clear 9% |
clear 5% |
clear 3% |
clear 5% |
clear 2% |
clear 3% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 70% |
Air quality |
clean 49 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 24 US AQI |
clean 26 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 41 US AQI |
clean 28 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
okay 61 US AQI |
okay 60 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 10 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
Remote workers | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people |
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