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| ⭐️ Total score | 6 reviews |
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| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
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| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| ✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| 🏥 Healthcare* | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 👩 Female friendly | |
| 🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | North America |
| 🚩 Country | United States |
| ⏱ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 106 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 21°C 70°F + 🌵 Too dry (0%) = feels 21°C 70°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 29 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 31 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app* |
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| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Little Green Hive |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 99,000 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 | Delta |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,105 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $2,047 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $5,260 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $1,503 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,028 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,723 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,156 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $95 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $56 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $235 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $10 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $4 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,500 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $10 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg ~3km/2mi trip) | $4 / trip |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ 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
❌ Gets cold in the winter
❌ Very dry air now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Hospitals are bad
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels |
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5° cold |
39
4° cold |
57
14° cool |
68
20° mild |
70
21° mild |
88
31° hot |
95
35° hot |
97
36° hot |
82
28° warm |
72
22° mild |
50
10° cold |
55
13° cool |
| Real |
43
6°
very cold |
41
5°
very cold |
57
14°
cool |
66
19°
mild |
70
21°
mild |
82
28°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
86
30°
very warm |
79
26°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
50
10°
cold |
55
13°
cool |
| Humidity |
nice 63% |
nice 69% |
nice 46% |
nice 56% |
nice 62% |
sweaty 73% |
sweaty 72% |
sweaty 74% |
nice 71% |
nice 79% |
nice 58% |
nice 61% |
| Rain |
rainy 71mm |
dry 19mm |
dry 32mm |
dry 29mm |
dry 15mm |
dry 24mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 69mm |
dry 34mm |
dry 10mm |
dry 10mm |
| Cloud |
cloudy 54% |
cloudy 67% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 33% |
cloudy 53% |
cloudy 51% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 45% |
| Air quality |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 25 US AQI |
clean 30 US AQI |
clean 32 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 34 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
clean 23 US AQI |
clean 27 US AQI |
clean 31 US AQI |
| Sun |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
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